The read
A Balasaur Score of 55 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 32%. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,226 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes32%
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
344 audience votes
Key crew
- Erik SkjoldbjærgDirector
- Frank DeasyScreenplay
- Larry GrossScreenplay
- Nathan LarsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christina RicciElizabeth Wurtzel
- Jason BiggsRafe
- Anne HecheDr. Sterling
- Michelle WilliamsRuby
- Jonathan Rhys MeyersNoah
- Jessica LangeMrs. Wurtzel
- Lou ReedLou Reed
- Jesse MossSam
- Nicholas CampbellDonald
- Zoe MillerElizabeth at 12
- Sheila PatersonGrandmother
- Rob FreemanMister Cool
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Themes
depressionbased on novel or bookharvard universitybased on true storyborderline personality disorderwritertherapymental illnessyoung adult1990sdegradation of lifestylelou reed