Manic main backdrop
Manic main poster

6.9/10 • 107

2001-01-271h 42m

Drama

You can't escape yourself.

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.

Directors
Jordan Melamed
Editors
Madeleine Gavin

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    Lyle

  2. Don Cheadle

    Don Cheadle

    Dr. David Monroe

  3. Zooey Deschanel

    Zooey Deschanel

    Tracy

  4. Michael Bacall

    Michael Bacall

    Chad

  5. Elden Henson

    Elden Henson

    Michael

  6. Cody Lightning

    Cody Lightning

    Kenny

  7. Sara Rivas

    Sara Rivas

    Sara

  8. William Richert

    William Richert

    Diego

  9. Blayne Weaver

    Blayne Weaver

    Charlie

Reviews0

We don't have any reviews for Manic.

Media

  • Manic poster
  • Manic poster

Recommendations

  • Mysterious Skin main backdrop

    Mysterious Skin

    7.7

  • Celeste & Jesse Forever main backdrop

    Celeste & Jesse Forever

    6.4

  • Winged Migration main backdrop

    Winged Migration

    7.6

  • Smoke main backdrop

    Smoke

    7.2

  • The Dead Girl main backdrop

    The Dead Girl

    6.0

  • Dead Man on Campus main backdrop

    Dead Man on Campus

    5.5

  • Surf's Up main backdrop

    Surf's Up

    6.5

  • Starship Troopers main backdrop

    Starship Troopers

    7.1

  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian main backdrop

    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

    6.1

  • Parasite main backdrop

    Parasite

    8.5

  • Oppenheimer main backdrop

    Oppenheimer

    8.1

  • Fight Club main backdrop

    Fight Club

    8.4

  • The Godfather main backdrop

    The Godfather

    8.7

  • Princess Mononoke main backdrop

    Princess Mononoke

    8.3

  • The Shawshank Redemption main backdrop

    The Shawshank Redemption

    8.7

  • The Silence of the Lambs main backdrop

    The Silence of the Lambs

    8.3

  • Rear Window main backdrop

    Rear Window

    8.3

  • Interstellar main backdrop

    Interstellar

    8.5

  • Inception main backdrop

    Inception

    8.4

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox main backdrop

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    7.8

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
depressionchild abusegroup therapymental institutionjuvenile delinquentmental illnesstroubled teenteen angerself-harmteenage protagonistdepressingcomforting