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The Young Poisoner's Handbook

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

1995 · Movie · 1h 39m

Synopsis

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.0/1053%
Rotten Tomatoes87%26%
TMDB6.7/1056 votes21%
Balasaur Score74100%

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