Charlie Bartlett Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Anton Yelchin plays a wealthy teen who goes to a new public high school and ingratiates himself into its social fabric by using his charm to become the school's resident "psychiatrist." Robert Downey plays the school principal.

Plot

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Plot

Anton Yelchin ("Alpha Dog") stars as Charlie Bartlett, who has been kicked out of every private school he ever attended. And now that he's moved on to public school, he's simply getting pummeled. But when Charlie discovers that the kids who surround him—the outcast and the popular alike—are secretly in desperate need, his entrepreneurial spirit takes over. Hanging up his shingle in the Boys' restroom, Charlie becomes an underground, not to mention under-aged, shrink who listens to the private confessions of his schoolmates, and makes the imprudent decision to hand out the pills he's proffered from his own psychiatric sessions. Meanwhile, at home, Charlie keeps charming his way out of an inevitable confrontation with his adoring but utterly overwhelmed mother Marilyn (Hope Davis.) Then, Charlie Bartlett makes his big mistake: falling in love with the beautiful and bold daughter (Kat Dennings) of the school's increasingly disenchanted Principal (Robert Downey, Jr.), who is hot on his trail. As Charlie Bartlett's world and fledgling psychiatric practice unravel, he begins to discover there's a whole lot more to making a difference than handing out pills.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Charlie Bartlett.

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  Anton Yelchin

  Star Trek Beyond, The Smurfs 2

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  Robert Downey Jr.

  The Avengers, Avengers: Doomsday

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  Hope Davis

  The Phoenician Scheme, Asteroid City

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  Kat Dennings

  Thor: The Dark World, The House Bunny

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  Tyler Hilton

  Walk the Line

Crew Behind the Film

The Charlie Bartlett behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jon Poll last directed Responsible Adults. The film's writer Gustin Nash last wrote Youth in Revolt and Friendster.

Director

Jon Poll

Screenwriter

Gustin Nash

Producers

Baron Kidd
Sidney Kimmel
David Permut
Jay Roach

Production Details

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Production Updates for Charlie Bartlett

Dec 2004

Completed

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