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Flowers for Algernon

Last month, Charlie Gordon couldn't read. Now he's quoting Shakespeare. Can the medical miracle that changed his life help him understand the meaning of love?

5.6 average rating
5.6
English / 91 MIN. / 2000

The Genres

The Synopsis

Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?

The Cast

Matthew ModineKelli WilliamsRon RifkinBonnie BedeliaGloria SladeCliff SaundersKathryn KirkpatrickDavid McFarlaneRonit CohenCarson DurvenHayley LochnerCameron BowenAndrew DinnerLiam TitcombRon KennellVince GuerrieroMo KelsoBilly Khoury

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