Thumbsucker Movie

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Who's Involved:

Keanu Reeves, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tilda Swinton, Benjamin Bratt, Lou Taylor Pucci, Anne Carey, Anthony Bregman, Kelli Garner, Mike Mills, Chase Offerle, Jay Shapiro, Robert J. Stephenson

R   RESTRICTED MPA
drug/alcohol use and sexuality involving teens, language and a disturbing image
Runtime: 1 hr, 34 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Justin Cobb (Lou Pucci) is seventeen, and he still sucks his thumb. Even though it worries his mother (Tilda Swinton), irritates his father (Vincent D'Onofrio), and threatens his prospects with debate team crush Rebecca (Kelli Garner), he can't stop sucking until his "guru" orthodontist (Keanu Reeves) hypnotizes him. Hypnosis frees Justin from his thumbsucking problem, but he still doesn¹t feel "normal."

He experiments with Ritalin, pot, and sex as substitutes for his thumb but they only provide temporary solutions, as he remains unable to shake his feelings of alienation. Justin looks for guidance from his parents, his debate team coach (Vince Vaughn), and even TV star Matt Schramm (Benjamin Bratt), before he finally comes to understand that no one has an easy answer, everyone is struggling to


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Who stars in Thumbsucker: Cast List


Moon Manor, The Horsemen  


John Wick: Chapter 4, Toy Story 4  


Problemista, Zero Theorem  


Lift, Jurassic World  


Tracktown  


Man of the House, Walden  


Mother of the Bride, Despicable Me 2  


If, Couples Retreat  

Who's making Thumbsucker: Crew List

A look at the Thumbsucker behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Mike Mills last directed C'mon C'mon and 20th Century Women. The film's writer Mike Mills last wrote C'mon C'mon and 20th Century Women.

Director

Mike Mills

Screenwriter

Mike Mills

Producers

Anthony Bregman
Anne Carey
Jay Shapiro
Robert J. Stephenson

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Production: What we know about Thumbsucker?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

Thumbsucker Release Date: When was the film released?


Thumbsucker was a release in 2005 on Friday, September 16, 2005. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Venom, Just Like Heaven and The Thing About My Folks.

Thumbsucker DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Thumbsucker was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 .

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