Manic

Directed by Jordan Melamed
R
2001    1h 42mDrama
7.167%79%6.9
Lyle Jensen is subject to sudden and violent outbursts, and he is committed to the juvenile wing of the Northwood Mental Institution. Several other youths are there with a variety of serious problems. Lyle interacts with other patients and staff on a human, and sometimes not so human level. The psychological problems of the patients also forms the fabric by which we see what's right with them, and what's wrong with the society that affects them.
  • Joseph Gordon-LevittLyle
  • Don CheadleDr. David Monroe
  • Zooey DeschanelTracy
  • Michael BacallChad / Screenplay
  • Elden HensonMichael
  • Cody LightningKenny
  • Sara RivasSara
  • William RichertDiego
  • Blayne WeaverCharlie / Screenplay
  • Maggie BairdRebecca
  • Roxie FullerRoxie
  • Van EppersonNight Staff
  • Jamielyn LippmanDairy Girl
  • Paul GreenstoneMental Patient (uncredited) / Co-Producer
  • Lydell M. CheshierJ.C.
  • Bree NogueiraBree
  • Kathy ParadiseNurse
  • Lauren ShubertLauren
  • Ben MarkhamCard Kid
  • Travis SuttonEddie

Manic Ratings & Reviews

  • thomasrogers753October 18, 2025
    That Don Cheadle speech might be one of the best monologues I’ve heard in a movie in awhile

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Manic Trivia

Manic was released on January 27, 2001.

Manic was directed by Jordan Melamed.

Manic has a runtime of 1 hr 42 min.

Manic was produced by Trudi Callon, Kirk Hassig.

The key characters in Manic are Lyle (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Dr. David Monroe (Don Cheadle), Tracy (Zooey Deschanel).

Manic is rated R.

Manic is a Drama film.

Manic has an audience rating of 7.9 out of 10.

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