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Shrink (2009)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama

Release Date

July 24, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating

R

Duration

110 min.

Studio

Roadside Attractions

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Jonas Pate

Producer

Braxton Pope, Dana Brunetti, Michael Burns

Screenwriter

Thomas Moffett

Starring

  • Kevin Spacey as Henry Carter
  • Keke Palmer as Jemma
  • Robin Williams as Holden
  • Laura Ramsey
  • Jesse Plemons
  • Saffron Burrows
  • Jack Huston
  • Griffin Dunne
  • Pell James
  • Gore Vidal
  • Robert Loggia
  • Dallas Roberts
  • Mark Webber

Movie Story


Henry Carter (Kevin Spacey) is a psychiatrist with an A-list clientele, including a once-famous actress (Saffron Burrows), an insecure young writer (Mark Webber), and a comically obsessive-compulsive superagent (Dallas Roberts). Henry is not in a good place, however. He has been asked to take his first pro bono case, a troubled teenage girl from a neighborhood far from the Hollywood hills. Considering his present state of mind, is he ready for the real-life troubles of a young woman who loves the world of movies he has become so jaded by? At its core, Shrink is a study of control and our endless need for it, even when it grows increasingly impossible to obtain.

Movie Stills (13 photos)


Kevin Spacey stars as Henry Carter in Roadside Attractions' Shrink (2009). Photo credit by Jihan Abdalla.
Mark Webber stars as Jeremy in Roadside Attractions' Shrink (2009). Photo credit by Jihan Abdalla.

Reader's Reviews


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posted by Zuubaboh on Jul 14, 2009

Looks dizzle

posted by SnoopDizzle on Jul 28, 2009

AbxVil Great. Now i can say thank you!

posted by diffrent ypes of adi on Aug 02, 2009

This movie is amazingly wonderful. It's one for my collection for sure. Such power and emotion while being completely relatable.

posted by LadyK on Sep 27, 2009

excellent move and music soundtrack...

posted by aemes on Oct 02, 2009

Way cool movie with way cool soundtrack!

posted by Duke on Oct 15, 2009

Per usual opinions are like assholes, blah blah blah...My opinion however, and without bias, as I'm a huge Spacey fan, I rated this between a 4 and a 5. So I gave it a 5. The emotion, trials and tribs and the ending all fall in a class that I feel was extremely under rated with critics and allot of peeps. I just have to say that this movie moved me entirely and I found a new star to adore. Keke, you go girl. This young woman is destined for greatness. I see an Oscar in her future for sure. Obviously, I loved this flick.

posted by CosmoCarter on Oct 17, 2009
 
 

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“..A well intended update to the semi-established therapist dramedy genre..”
by Sara Schieron [Boxoffice Magazine]
“..an ain't-Hollywood-grand film masquerading..”
by Ryan Stewart [Slant Magazine]
“..a mess..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]