Thumbsucker (film)

Thumbsucker
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMike Mills
Screenplay byMike Mills
Based onThumbsucker
by Walter Kirn
Produced by
  • Anthony Bregman
  • Bob Stephenson
Starring
CinematographyJoaquin Baca-Asay
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23) (Sundance)
  • September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16)[1]
Running time
95 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[3]
Box office$2.14 million[4]

Thumbsucker is a 2005 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Kelli Garner, Benjamin Bratt, Vince Vaughn, and Keanu Reeves. The plot focuses on Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, as he copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin. The screenplay was adapted from the 1999 Walter Kirn novel of the same name. Swinton also served as an executive producer.

The film was shot on location in the Portland metropolitan area in 2003, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005. It received a limited release in the United States on September 16, 2005.

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  2. ^ "THUMBSUCKER (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 6, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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  4. ^ "Thumbsucker (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 10, 2018.