Overview
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.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedJeffrey Blitz's 2007 comedy-drama follows a fifteen-year-old whose stutter leaves him isolated, until he makes the unlikely decision to join his high school's competitive debate team. Throwing himself into a world of rapid-fire argument, he faces fresh humiliations and hard-won growth in equal measure. Wry, awkward, and warmly observed, the film mines coming-of-age territory with an honest eye for adolescent embarrassment and resilience. Its tone balances deadpan humor with genuine feeling, never reducing its hero to an underdog cliche. It will resonate with viewers who appreciate quirky teen stories, indie character pieces, and bittersweet tales of self-acceptance. MagicMovieScore: 6.2.
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Top Cast
Nicholas D'Agosto
Ben Wekselbaum
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
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Movie Info
Release Date
January 19, 2007
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
R
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director