The Rage in Placid Lake

– Placid Lake has always been different. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant ideas ar..

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Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)

Placid Lake has always been different. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. So when he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, Placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. To his parents' horror, he gets a normal job.

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Release Date:

28 Aug 2003

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Tony McNamara

Writer:

Tony McNamara

Main Actors:

Jordan Brooking, Ben Lee, Rose Byrne, Miranda Richardson

Plot:

Precocious, bohemian teenager Placid Lake, finishes high school and decides to do the one thing that will annoy his new age parents the most--go straight! With a few weeks spent reading a library of self-help manuals, Placid has it all sorted out--and he has the haircut and the cheap suit to prove it. Can Placid Lake retire his rage in the pursuit of beige; embrace conformity and leap on the fast track to corporate success. Will his 'brainiac' friend Gemma be able to talk him out of this economic rationalist madness? And will poor Doug and Sylvia survive the ignominy of having a son with a burgeoning future in insurance? Never underestimate the evil of banality.

Awards:

4 wins & 12 nominations.

Production:

Film Movement

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
Metacritic:
63%