The Wackness

The Wackness

Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things.

R 2008 · 99 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Comedy, Romance

Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor's daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.

Directed by Jonathan Levine · Written by Jonathan Levine

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Cast

Josh Peck Luke Shapiro
Ben Kingsley Dr. Squires
Famke Janssen Kristin Squires
Olivia Thirlby Stephanie
Mary-Kate Olsen Union
Jane Adams Eleanor
Method Man Percy
Aaron Yoo Justin
Talia Balsam Mrs. Shapiro
David Wohl Mr. Shapiro
Bob Dishy Grandpa Shapiro
Joanna Merlin Grandma Shapiro

Trailers & Videos

Make it a double feature

3h 19m together

The Wackness

50/50

Both from Jonathan Levine.

More from Jonathan LevineSee all →

Rush

Dr. William Rush is not your average on-call doctor. He's not attached to any hospital, he's highly discreet no matter what the ailment as long as the client can pay his cash-only premium and the doctor can party with the best of them. He has no desire to change his life or how he lives it, until an old flame and his conscience begin to stir things up.

Tell Me Lies

Tell Me Lies · 2022

SeriesDramaMystery

When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.

How to Make It in America

How to Make It in America · 2010

How to Make It in America

SeriesDramaComedy

Trying to make a name for themselves in New York's competitive fashion scene, Ben Epstein and his friend and business partner Cam Calderon use their street knowledge and connections to bring their ambitions to fruition. With the help of Cam's cousin Rene, who is trying to market his own high-energy drink, and their well-connected friend Domingo, the burgeoning entrepreneurs set out to make it big, encountering obstacles along the way that will require all their ingenuity to overcome.

The Sticky

The Sticky · 2024

SeriesComedyDrama

Ruth Clarke, a tough, supremely competent middle-aged Canadian maple syrup farmer has had it with being hemmed in by the polite, bureaucratic conventions native to her country’s identity. With the help of Remy Bouchard, a pint-sized local blockhead and an aging Mike Byrne, a low-level mobster, Ruth changes her fate — and transforms the future of her community with the theft of millions of dollars’ worth of maple syrup.

50/50

MovieComedyDrama

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Nine Perfect Strangers

Nine Perfect Strangers · 2021

Nine Perfect Strangers

SeriesDramaMystery

At a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation, nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day retreat is the resort's director, Masha, a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine "perfect" strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.

Long Shot

Long Shot · 2019

MovieComedyRomance

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

Warm Bodies

Warm Bodies · 2013

MovieHorrorComedy

After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

The Night Before

The Night Before · 2015

The Night Before

MovieComedyAdventure

In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates · 2016

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her Hawaiian wedding plans, the rest of the Stangles insist that the brothers bring respectable dates. After placing an ad on Craigslist, the siblings decide to pick Tatiana and Alice, two charming and seemingly normal women. Once they arrive on the island, however, Mike and Dave realize that their companions are ready to get wild and party.

The Musical

The Musical · 2026

Doug, a frustrated playwright and middle school theater teacher, learns his ex is dating his nemesis, the school principal. To get revenge and cost him a Blue Ribbon Award, Doug secretly stages the most inappropriate play imaginable.

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane · 2006

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

MovieHorrorMystery

Beautiful Mandy Lane isn't a party girl but, when classmate Chloe invites the Texas high school student to a bash in the countryside, she reluctantly accepts. After hitching a ride with a vaguely scary older man, the teens arrive at their destination. Partying ensues, and Mandy's close pal, Emmet, keeps a watchful eye on the young males making a play for Mandy. Then two of the students are murdered.

Scrambled

Scrambled · 2024

When a doctor visit reveals her fertility may be in jeopardy, thirty-something Nellie Robinson stares down the barrel of a future without options and decides to freeze her eggs.

Snatched

Snatched · 2017

MovieActionComedy

When her boyfriend dumps Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, she persuades her ultra-cautious mom to accompany her on a vacation to Ecuador. When these two very different women are trapped on this wild journey, their bond as mother and daughter is tested and strengthened while they attempt to navigate the jungle and escape.

Mr. Irrelevant

Mr. Irrelevant · 2026

The last player selected in the 1983 NFL draft by the New York Giants, underdog John Tuggle, defies expectations on and off the field for head coach Bill Parcells, his newfound love, and his team, proving that remarkable hope and perseverance can transcend even the greatest challenges.

Days of Thunder 2

Days of Thunder 2 · 2028

Days of Thunder 2

MovieActionDrama

The sequel to the 1990 film. Plot TBA.

More Like This

Water Lilies

Water Lilies · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.

May Fools

May Fools · 1990

MovieComedyDrama

During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.

Nowhere

Nowhere · 1997

MovieComedyDrama

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

The Beach

The Beach · 2000

MovieDramaAdventure

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

Love in Thoughts

Love in Thoughts · 2004

Love in Thoughts

MovieDramaHistory

A posthumous look at the last days of Guenther's life as he, his best friend, and his sister let loose on a four-day binge of alcohol, drugs, and sex.

Time Freak

Time Freak · 2018

MovieScience FictionComedy

Stillman, a heartbroken physics student, builds a time machine when his girlfriend breaks up with him. Going back in time, he attempts to save their relationship by fixing every mistake he made—while dragging his best friend along in the process.

The Door in the Floor

The Door in the Floor · 2004

The Door in the Floor

A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.

Shithouse

Shithouse · 2020

MovieComedyDrama

Lonely college freshman Alex has closed himself off from his peers, who all appear to have this whole "college thing" figured out. But everything changes one night when Alex takes a leap and attends a party at Shithouse - a legendary party fraternity - where he forges a strong connection with Maggie.

Big

MovieFantasyDrama

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups, including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

Paranoid Park

Paranoid Park · 2007

MovieDramaCrime

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter