Crazy/Beautiful

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Crazy/Beautiful

PG-13

2001

1h 39m

Romance

Drama

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Two high school students from opposite ends of the social spectrum fall for each other in this teen drama. Nicole Oakley (Kirsten Dunst), the troubled daughter of a wealthy congressman, attends a public school in the upscale community of Pacific Palisades. As an act of defiance, she makes a play for the attentions of Carlos Nuñez (Jay Hernandez), a straight-A student who takes a two-hour bus ride to attend Nicole's school. Her self-destructive tendencies threaten his ambitions.

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Critics Consensus

The story is not new, but the film gets credit for trying to move away from the genre's cliches. Kirsten Dunst and newcomer Jay Hernandez give believable performances.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

3/5

There is nothing new in this teen fantasy.

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Jane Crowther

BBC.com

09/10/2001

3/5

[Dunst's] intelligent, complex performance makes Nicole a charming, frustrating, pathetic, and ballsy protagonist worthy of screen time.

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

08/06/2001

2/5

The arc of their romance ... has nothing in the way of surprises or quirks to lift it out of the ordinary.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

3.5/5

Stacie Hougland

Hollywood.com

01/14/2004

.5/4

This movie is godawful. Simply godawful.

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Alan Sissenwein

Palo Alto Weekly

05/20/2003

2/4

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Scott M

@RT75128960 Apr 25

Tries to be risky and controversial but doesn't work. Tries to be sexy but can't quite pull it off. Mostly because of the PG-13 rating. I think the writers wanted to be romantic, but this director didn't know that.

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Marlee M

@mmarleeeden Dec 11

I loved this movie. It addressed so many complex issues. The main characters had great chemistry.

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LUCREZIA R

@lucreziaaa Dec 6

i loved the movie and i think every teenager who dream's of a crazy love story should see it. And even all the ones who just are having a hard time. I felt like by watching the movie i was having some kind of therapy, i felt better with myself. The actors don't feel better humans than me, i feel just like them, and that's why i loved the movie and i think the director made an incredibel job and even the ones who made the castings chosed the perfect actors for every singel role

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Farah R.

@Farah Nov 24

The movie’s all too familiar story is leveled up by the solid performances of its young leads, offering richer context and deeper meaning. Yet, it’s difficult to connect with the raging hormones of teen love when it seems somewhat trivial to an adult.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 7

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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AL T

@RT87492559 Sep 18

Phenomenal movie. Rotten Tomatoes rankings suck. This movie deals with so many complex issues so delicately and the two leads have such fantastic chemistry that I don't understand how anyone could not give it five stars. The writing is also incredible and lines are delivered without much pomp and circumstance, but with all the genuine and authentic tone of real life happening in front of our eyes. The simplicity is perhaps the best understated value of this film, which has been engraved in my heart for years. Bravo to everyone involved in this emotional rollercoaster of best tv viewing!

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Synopsis

Two high school students from opposite ends of the social spectrum fall for each other in this teen drama. Nicole Oakley (Kirsten Dunst), the troubled daughter of a wealthy congressman, attends a public school in the upscale community of Pacific Palisades. As an act of defiance, she makes a play for the attentions of Carlos Nuñez (Jay Hernandez), a straight-A student who takes a two-hour bus ride to attend Nicole's school. Her self-destructive tendencies threaten his ambitions.

Director: John Stockwell
Producer: Harry J. Ufland, Mary Jane Ufland, Rachel Pfeffer
Screenwriter: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug/Alcohol Content|Mature Thematic Material|Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.9M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)