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  • Rocket Science
  • Opened August 10, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 38 min.
  • R
    some language and sexual material
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • A teenager tackles the mysteries of life, love and public speaking in Rocket Science, a wry comedy of adolescent angst by Jeffrey Blitz, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Spellbound. Making his feature narrative debut, Blitz leaves Read More
  • Cast: Reece Daniel Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto, Vincent Piazza, Margo Martindale
  • Director: Jeffrey Blitz
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama

Rocket Science Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Fantastic!!!!!!!

    by mercato

    (i'm speechless) and going back with all my friends

  • Must Go!

    it had me at "general fish"

    by hahasob

    simply put, i just really loved it. i know it wasn't perfect but it's definitely worth seeing.

  • Go

    Offbeat film worth seeing

    Didn't change my life, but it kept me engaged the whole time I was watching, and I never knew what would happen next. Very engaging group of characters, even those with very little screen time.

Rocket Science Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    I suspect a lot of high school students will recognize elements of real life in...

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    Blitz captures the melancholy, the rage, the wackiness and drama of...

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    When it's not opting for whimsy, Rocket Science makes you cringe, which is...

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    It is smart, witty and blessedly unpredictable.

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