Lymelife
2008 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.1 · 64% critics
Set on Long Island in the early eighties, this coming-of-age dramedy follows two families unraveling under the pressure of infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease. As a 15-year-old learns painful truths about the people closest to him, the story shows how adult problems spill into childhood and reshape the future.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-09-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (165 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Lymelife if you want an intense, brutally honest suburban coming-of-age story with family dysfunction and darkly uncomfortable humor; Not for you if you want a light, laugh-out-loud comedy like The Wackness or a breezier teen tale like Outside Providence.
Pros: strong cast performances; suburban tension; honest family drama | Cons: uncomfortable moments; bleak overall tone; not a laugh-out-loud comedy
Themes
- adultery
- virgin
- dreams
- alcohol
- change
- marriage
- love
- american
- divorce
- family
- innocent
Cast & crew
Rory Culkin
as Scott Bartlett
Jill Hennessy
as Brenda Bartlett
Emma Roberts
as Adriana Bragg
Alec Baldwin
as Mickey Bartlett
Kieran Culkin
as Jimmy Bartlett
Timothy Hutton
as Charlie Bragg
Cynthia Nixon
as Melissa Bragg
Logan Huffman
as Blaze Salado
Brandon Thane Wilson
as Stuart
Adam Scarimbolo
as Todd O'Leary
Directed by Derick Martini