Thumbsucker

A high-school senior finds that fate (and modern medicine) plays some interesting tricks with his personality in this dramatic comedy. Justin Conn (Lou Taylor Pucci) is a neurotic teenager who has a difficult time with his peers, especially Rebecca (Kelli Garner), a cute girl in his debate class ...more

An almost perfectly balanced combination of real-life adolescent awkwardness and laugh-out-loud comedy, writer/director Mike Mills' Thumbsucker is an absolute success. Lou Taylor Pucci shines in his first leading role in a feature film with a performance that is nuanced, funny, and geared well for the camera. The young actor strikes a careful balance in his portrayal of Justin, so that while his screen-presence is compelling, his struggles still remain raw. The grace with which Pucci mixes the ...more