The Tic Code

The Tic Code (1998)

  • 75% of critics liked it
    (28 reviews)

  • 69% of users liked it
    (344 ratings)

Actress Polly Draper, best known for her role on the TV series thirtysomething, wrote and co-produced this family drama, as well as playing the female lead. Draper plays Laura, a single mother whose ten-year-old son Miles (Christopher Marquette) is already displaying a remarkable gift as a jazz… More

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Gary Winick
Written By
Polly Draper
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Aug 21, 2003
Universal Studios Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    Starts out self-consciously but gets better as it goes along, winding up as affecting as it is illuminating.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    Ms. Draper's taut, self-effacing, extremely quiet performance is the best thing about the movie.

  • Hannah Brown, New York Post

    Raising it above the usual clichés are the superb jazz music and a sparkling script by lead actress Polly Draper.

  • Jay Carr, Boston Globe

    It's got more genuine-seeming feelings and a more accurate take on its particular corner of the world than a colosseum of summer blockbusters.

  • Jan Stuart, Newsday

    The Tic Code is the summer's surprise gift, a loving and humane film that rises above the season's overhyped blockbusters like a flower poking up through the concrete.

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  • Cynthia S


    Intelligent, uplifting story. Great acting. Realistic portrayal of Tourettes Syndrome by a very talented young actor. Great music. All around nice movie....good send off for the late Gregory Hines.

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