Review of Thumbsucker (2005) by Bennagins — 04 Aug 2008

Different... But Significant Enough To Catch My Eye... Great Tale Of An Every Day High Schooler... Who Turns Out To Become A Drug Addict...

This review of Thumbsucker (2005) was written by Bennagins on 04 Aug 2008.

Thumbsucker has generally received positive reviews.

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