Thumbsucker (film)

Thumbsucker
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Mills
Screenplay by	Mike Mills
Based on	Thumbsucker by Walter Kirn
Produced by	Anthony Bregman Bob Stephenson
Starring	Lou Pucci Tilda Swinton Vincent D'Onofrio Keanu Reeves
Cinematography	Joaquin Baca-Asay
Edited by	Haines Hall Angus Wall
Music by	The Polyphonic Spree Elliott Smith
Production companies	Bob Yari Productions This Is That Cinema Go-Go Bull's Eye Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23) (Sundance) September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16)[1]
Running time	95 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
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.