“It's without posturing or phony outrage, and offers instead something far more affecting: a deep sense of melancholy.”
- Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
“A riveting troubled teens story that has the unvarnished poignance of first-rank documentaries”
- Variety, Dennis Harvey
“It's an undemonstrative, vividly authentic film.”
- Derek Adams, Time Out
“Manic is a compelling picture, not just of mental illness, but of the disaffected youth of America.”
- Nick Dawson, Empire Magazine
Manic
A violent teen is placed in a psychiatric lockup against his will.
Director Jordan Melamed
Writer Michael Bacall
Cast Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Don Cheadle
Cinematography Nick Hay
Editor Madeleine Gavin
Distributed by IFC Films
Re-release in 2026 by Samuel Goldwyn Films
