Review of Thumbsucker (2005) by Jak W — 07 Sep 2007

Just my kind of film, more of this please mr director...

This review of Thumbsucker (2005) was written by Jak W on 07 Sep 2007.

Thumbsucker has generally received positive reviews.

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