The Education of Charlie Banks

The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

  • 45% of critics liked it
    (29 reviews)

  • 47% of users liked it
    (8,365 ratings)

A young man is faced with a dilemma when a threatening figure from his past returns in this drama, the directorial debut from Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Charlie Banks (Jesse Eisenberg) and his best friend, Danny (Chris Marquette), grew up in a rough section of New York, where they both knew… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Peter Elkoff
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Mar 27, 2009 Wide
Anchor Bay

Critic Reviews

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    One of those voice-over memory stories about a college student coming to terms with the bully who haunted his childhood.

  • Greg Quill, Toronto Star

    An earnest, if romanticized, examination of the American class system in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and the eternally confounding politics of acceptance and exclusion.

  • Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

    Travels in some unexpected, thoughtful directions.

  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

    There are some things to like about The Education of Charlie Banks, but also plenty that detracts from what could be an interesting story.

  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies

    You take one scene that doesn't quite get there followed by another scene that doesn't quite get there, all of a sudden you've got a movie that doesn't quite get there.

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Featured Audience Ratings

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    Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Eva Amurri, Sam Daly, Alex Guarino, Jason Ritter, Charles Parnell, Chris Marquette, Gabby Sherba, Sebastian Stan Director: Fred Durst Summary:Years after Charlie (Jesse Eisenberg) fingers Mick (Jason Ritter) for a brutal assault, Mick shows up at… More

  • Richard C


    This suprised me by how good it was. This is a slow paced movie that some will find boring but i really liked it. A great movie. Grade: B+

  • Cynthia S


    Here is yet another one of those really good movies that most people have never heard of, including me. I have to say that I think alot of Independent films are much better that the so called big budget films. I was never once bored during this movie. A very well done film, with a… More

  • Alice S


    I wasn't enamored by this film, not even terribly impressed by Jesse Eisenberg. It's all very predictable. What do you expect when a volatile on-the-run criminal tries to play Mr. Ripley?

  • Leigh R


    Very intense. You can feel this tension between the two leads that cuts into your bones. Nicely done performances.

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