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Name: Brick
Released: 2006-3-31
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary

Brick

R
1h 49m
2006

80%

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Brendan Frye is a loner, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the "who" and "why" and plunges into the dark and dangerous social strata of rich girl Laura, intimidating Tug, drug-addled Dode, seductive Kara, and the ominous Pin. But who can he really trust? These are the ingredients of Brick, a gritty and provocative thriller that critics describe as "a clever, twist-filled whodunit!" (Claudia Puig, USA Today)

Director:

Rian Johnson

Producer:

Ram Bergman, Mark G. Mathis

Writer:

Rian Johnson

Cast:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary, Emilie de Ravin, Noah Segan, Meagan Good, Richard Roundtree

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

80%

Critics Consensus: This entertaining homage to noirs past has been slickly and compellingly updated to a contemporary high school setting.

Reviews

Medium Popcorn

Justin Brown

I'm not particularly into this genre and then putting it in a high school setting was a bit weird. But it was entertaining to watch because it's so nutty. It's a grounded, nutty film.

This movie floored me when I first saw it and it still holds up despite some inconsistent performances and pacing. "Brick" made me a lifelong fan of Rian Johnson.

Brick is a brilliant, bravura and breathtakingly ingenious debut from writer-director Rian Johnson.

This quirky little film was an audience favorite at Sundance. Fans of teen drama, Heathers division, will enjoy a veteran ensemble: Joseph Gordon-Levitt in his first post-Mysterious Skin appearance, the lovely Lukas Haas...

Rian Johnson boldly decided to mash together a high school flick and a neo-noir, and the result is surprisingly good.

January 19, 2020

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