Amanda Peet, Bill Pullman, Claire Danes
Many movies strive to capture the confused, yearning spirit of The Graduate or The Catcher in the Rye; Igby Goes Down succeeds. Igby (Kieran Culkin) is a teen struggling to find...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 4, 2003
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Stats: 1,829 reviews
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December 18, 2008Another rich dysfunctional family film that's ultimately depressing, but well acted and crafted
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May 27, 2008Kieran Culkin is very talented, he does a decent job with what he's given in this film. Ryan Phillippe always seems to play the same type of role and that is annoying. Daines, Peet, Sarandon, and even Pullman & Goldbloom each hold their own as far as acting. Again, they do the...( read more)
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October 14, 2009Harsh & meanness is adolescents' new confusion, anger & rebel expression before taking-off. Bitter-sweet, noir, wicked, queer, unexpected, amusing. Kieran Culkin was so adorable, potential & wonderful in it. Only the character Oliver (Ryan Phillippe) could have been further devel...( read more)
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August 8, 2009i dont have much to say about this movie, it's a good one but i just saw a long time ago and i feel it wouldn't be fair to talk about it when i can't really remember the lil details. overall, i'd recommend it
Critic Reviews
October 24, 2003
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
September 20, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Like its hero, the film seems unformed and rambling, more like a rough draft than a finished product. full review
September 20, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Mean-spirited and not remotely clever, though it strives for archness at every turn. full review
September 20, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Because the genre is well established, what makes the movie fresh is smart writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by Kieran Culkin. full review
September 19, 2002
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A prickly coming-of-age tale in which everybody -- but especially Culkin -- shines. full review
September 18, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Far too taken with its own rumpled-chino stylishness to be genuinely affecting. full review
September 6, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Darkly hilarious, unexpectedly heartbreaking. full review
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