Rocket Science

Film - 2007 - Comedy, Drama

The story

Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.

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Ratings

IMDb 6.5 out of 10

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Film · 2007 · Comedy · Drama

Rocket Science

76% match1h 41m
HBO Max
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The story

Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.

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Ratings
IMDb
6.5 / 10
14k votes
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84%
Tomatometer
3.39 / 5
7k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
6.2 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Drama
Runtime1h 41m
Release2007-01-19
Where to watch
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