Watch The Education Of Charlie Banks (2009) Free Online

Release Date: 2009

Cast: Sam Daly, Sebastian Stan, Gabby Sherba, Jesse Eisenberg, Chris Marquette, Jason Ritter, Charles Parnell, Alex Guarino, Eva Amurri

Categories: Movies, Crime Fiction, Coming of age, Indie

The Education of Charlie Banks is a 2007 drama film directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, produced by Straight Up Film's Marisa Polvino and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Gloria Votsis, and Chris Marquette. It had its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Made in NY Narrative Award given to the best narrative film made in New York. As a kid, Charlie Banks (Steven Hinkle) both admired and feared the charismatic and violent local bully Mick Leary (Jason Ritter); in high school, Charlie witnesses Mick beat up two jocks at a party,... MORE

The Education of Charlie Banks is a 2007 drama film directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, produced by Straight Up Film's Marisa Polvino and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Gloria Votsis, and Chris Marquette. It had its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Made in NY Narrative Award given to the best narrative film made in New York. As a kid, Charlie Banks (Steven Hinkle) both admired and feared the charismatic and violent local bully Mick Leary (Jason Ritter); in high school, Charlie witnesses Mick beat up two jocks at a party, leaving the two victims near dead. Despite Mick being the buddy of his best friend, Danny (Cain Kerner), Charlie reports Mick to the police. Three years later, Charlie (Jesse Eisenberg) and Danny (Chris Marquette) are college freshmen who are in for a surprise when Mick (Jason Ritter) shows up for a visit. Though claiming to be visiting for the weekend, Mick moves into the two friend's dorm and begins borrowing their clothing, attending their classes, reading their books, and flirting with a woman (Eva Amurri) that Charlie has a crush on. Charlie begins to wonder if his friend has changed or if he is LESS