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Being Charlie

Being Charlie

Charlie is reckless. Charlie is defiant. Charlie is adrift.

20166.21h 37m

Overview

Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.

Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Matt Elisofon, Nick Reiner
Produced by Johnson Chan, Simon Goldberg, Stephanie Rennie
Box Office0Revenue: $30K

Top Cast

Nick Robinson

Nick Robinson

Charlie Mills

Morgan Saylor

Morgan Saylor

Eva

Devon Bostick

Devon Bostick

Adam

Susan Misner

Susan Misner

Liseanne Mills

Ricardo Chavira

Ricardo Chavira

Drake

Common

Common

Travis

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

David Mills

Christy Summerhays

Christy Summerhays

Female Staffer

Erik Audé

Erik Audé

Staffer #1

R

Richard Sharrah

Staffer #2

Themes & Keywords

drug addictiondrug usedrug rehabilitationlos angeles, californiahopeful

About Being Charlie

Being Charlie is a drama, romance film released in 2016 exploring themes of drug addiction, drug use, drug rehabilitation, los angeles, california, hopeful. Directed by Rob Reiner, it stars Nick Robinson, Morgan Saylor, Devon Bostick. Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.

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