---
title: 'The Wackness (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jonathan Levine'
released: '2008-01-18'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wackness-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082886/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Wackness (2008)

2008 · 95 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Wackness is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Levine. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of Levine's life growing up in New York City in the 1990s. It stars Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Method Man. It revolves around a troubled teenage drug dealer who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jonathan Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-levine)
- **Screenplay:** [Jonathan Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-levine)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-torn)
- **Producer:** [Felipe Marino](https://cinepixo.com/people/felipe-marino), [Joe Neurauter](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-neurauter), [Keith Calder](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-calder)
- **Director of Photography:** [Petra Korner](https://cinepixo.com/people/petra-korner)

## Cast

- [Ben Kingsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-kingsley)
- [Famke Janssen](https://cinepixo.com/people/famke-janssen)
- [Joanna Merlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-merlin)
- [Olivia Thirlby](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-thirlby)
- [Jane Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-adams)
- [Method Man](https://cinepixo.com/people/method-man)
- [Talia Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/talia-balsam)
- [Mary-Kate Olsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-kate-olsen)
- [Josh Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-peck)
- [Aaron Yoo](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-yoo)
- [David Wohl](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wohl)
- [Bob Dishy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-dishy)

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Official site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/thewackness
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wackness-2008
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