Being Charlie

Being Charlie

Charlie is reckless. Charlie is defiant. Charlie is adrift.

R 2016 · 97 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Romance

Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.

Directed by Rob Reiner · Written by Matt Elisofon

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