The read
Audiences rate it 34 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Metacritic28/100
Audiences rate it 34 points higher than critics do.
202 audience votes
Key crew
- Jared HessDirector
- Jared HessWriter
- Jerusha HessWriter
- David WingoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael AngaranoBenjamin
- Sam RockwellBronco / Brutus
- Jemaine ClementRonald Chevalier
- Jennifer CoolidgeJudith
- Halley FeifferTabatha
- Mike WhiteDusty
- Héctor JiménezLonnie Donaho
- Josh PaisTodd Keefe
- Clive RevillCletus
- Suzanne MayVanaya / Venonka
- John PleshetteMerve
- John BakerDon Carlos
Stills
Themes
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