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Igby Goes Down (2002)

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All Time

of 190,142

1,947

2000's

of 34,011

560

2002

of 8,086

87
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,552
  
  405
  
  Comedy of 2002
  
  of 858
  
  13
  
  Comedy of the 2000's
  
  of 7,307
  
  99
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  1,075
  
  Drama of 2002
  
  of 1,059
  
  55
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,649
  
  323
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  305
  
  Romance of 2002
  
  of 231
  
  12
  
  Romance of the 2000's
  
  of 1,733
  
  59

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Igby Goes Down (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.8837

Avg Critic Score:2.8228

Igby Goes Down (2002) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

An inspired example of the story in which the adolescent hero discovers that the world sucks, people are phonies, and sex is a consolation. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Holden Caulfield formed the mold and Jason "Igby" Slocumb Jr. fits it perfectly, in "Igby Goes Down," an inspired example of the story in which the adolescent hero discovers that the world sucks, people are phonies, and sex is a consolation. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Based on second-hand experience, it seems to me that the coming-of-age film is among the easiest kind of movie to do badly, but one of the hardest to do well. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Lightweight, although it exhibits enough heft for us to develop an emotional connection with the main character. I have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture, and, whatever flaws Igby Goes Down may possess, it is undeniably that. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

No review available ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

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Entertainment Weekly

Gets weirder and meaner and darker and sadder as it progresses, which is amazing since it simultaneously remains funny and horrifying right up to the end....read the complete Igby Goes Down (2002) review at Entertainment Weekly

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Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)

There are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it�s going to be a trip. Igby Goes Down is one of those movies....read the complete Igby Goes Down (2002) review at Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)

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Film Freak Central

A battle between bug-eye theatre and dead-eye matinee, Igby Goes Down represents another post-Rushmore neo-Salinger debut (from hyphenate Burr Steers, nephew of Gore Vidal) that places an anti-establishment fish in a prep-school pond and surrounds him...read the complete Igby Goes Down (2002) review at Film Freak Central

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Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

Writer-director Steers has chosen to overload "Igby" with phony archness and forced black humor, making it not the place to look for satisfying acting....read the complete Igby Goes Down (2002) review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

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Slate (David Edelstein)

Igby Goes Down got a reaction from me: I think it's the movie of the year. I squirmed, I laughed a lot....read the complete Igby Goes Down (2002) review at Slate (David Edelstein)

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