Rocket Science

Film - 2007 - Comedy, Drama

The story

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.

Directed by

Jeffrey Blitz

Starring

Nicholas D'Agosto, Margo Martindale, Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Jonah Hill, Denis O'Hare

Where to watch

hbo

Ratings

IMDb 6.5 out of 10

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Film · 2007 · Comedy · Drama

Rocket Science

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The story

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.

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IMDb
6.5 / 10
14k votes
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Tomatometer
3.39 / 5
7k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
6.2 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Drama
Runtime1h 41m
RatedM
Release2007-01-19
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