The Young Poisoner's Handbook
Jan 20, 1995 | IMDB 6.7
99 min Watch NowComedy, Crime, Drama
Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.
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IMDB 10 | Oct , 1982
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IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2024
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IMDB 6 | Aug , 1967
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IMDB 6.6 | Jan , 2001
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IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1982
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IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 1922
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IMDB 5.3 | Dec , 2003
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