The Wackness

Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things.

• Rated 6.4 out of 10
• Movie
• 2008
• 1h 39m
• Drama
• Comedy
• Romance

Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor's daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.

Director

Jonathan Levine

Starring

Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby