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62% Critic Match
Rocket Science
“Life is easier done than said.”
6.2 / 10• 2007• 1h 41m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.
Cast & Crew
Nicholas D'Agosto
Ben Wekselbaum
Lead
Margo Martindale
Coach Lumbly
Reece Thompson
Hal Hefner
Anna Kendrick
Ginny Ryerson
Jonah Hill
Junior Philosopher
Denis O'Hare
Doyle Hefner
Vincent Piazza
Earl Hefner
Aaron Yoo
Heston
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jeffrey Blitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rocket Science is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
