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Everyone knows a guy like Ben--the perfect Asian American high school teen. He's an extremely intelligent perfectionist, an overachiever whose tunnel vision will lead to nothing less than graduation at the top of his class and acceptance to the best Ivy league University. Ben lives in an upper-middle class conservative L.A. suburb. As he struggles to achieve social acceptance in high school, we discover... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 41 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 11th, 2003 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for violence, drug use, language and sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
MTV Films, Paramount Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$3,799,339 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Better than your typical coming-of-age teen movie." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...a disturbing and skillfully told parable about growing up in today's America." more...
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A |
Chicago Tribune, Patrick Z. McGavin
"Unfortunately, the film lacks a single emotionally authentic moment." more...
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C |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"...at heart it is a story about all the lost children drifting into emptiness on a tide of material wealth and moral bankruptcy." more...
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B |
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