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.
The Wackness has generally received positive reviews.
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The Wackness was released in 2008 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 563 reviews, giving The Wackness (2008) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 66%.
With a score of 67%, The Wackness is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Marley & Me, Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five and The Brothers Bloom.
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