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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?

20001h 31m5.7out of 1030 votes

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?

Directed by Jeff Bleckner

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Matthew Modine

Charlie Gordon

Kelli Williams

Alice Kinian

Ron Rifkin

Dr. Jonah Strauss

Bonnie Bedelia

Rose

Gloria Slade

Faye

Cliff Saunders

Mike

Kathryn Kirkpatrick

Bernice

David McFarlane

Lester

Ronit Cohen

Francine

Carson Durven

Oliver

Hayley Lochner

Harriet

Cameron Bowen

Young Charlie

Andrew Dinner

First Teen

Liam Titcomb

Second Teen

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