- HD 1080
- Runtime: 102m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Jordan Melamed
- Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Cheadle, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Bacall, Elden Henson
- keywords: depression, child abuse, group therapy, mental institution, juvenile delinquent, mental illness, troubled teen, teen anger, bipolar, self-harm, teenage protagonist
- Production_studio: Next Wave Films
- Slogan: You can't escape yourself.
- The Manic is featured in the top rankings of 2001
- #94 in Top Drama Movies of 2001
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew - abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger - becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.