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Disturbing Behavior

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 24m

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

David Nutter

Producer:

Philip B. Goldfine, Armyan Bernstein, Jonathan Shestack

Release Date:

Jul 24, 1998

Runtime:

1hr 24m

Synopsis

The new kid in Cradle Bay, Washington stumbles across something sinister about the town's method of transforming its unruly teens into upstanding citizens.

Cast

  • James Marsden
  • Katie Holmes
  • Nick Stahl
  • Steve Railsback
  • Bruce Greenwood
  • William Sadler
  • Chad E. Donella
  • Ethan Embry
  • Katharine Isabelle

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Oct 30, 2020

    this is one of the best shitty teen movies of all time and i’m raising my rating to 5 stars

    1.0K Likes
    Lucy
    Lucy
    Feb 3, 2022

    absolutely lost my mind when Katie Holmes decked that lobotomized child

    942 Likes
    DeathBolt
    DeathBolt
    May 19, 2020

    katie holmes saying razor instead of cool is my religion

    652 Likes
    jay
    jay
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    Aug 21, 2020

    DO GOOD THINGS, LUNCH BOY! [drives car off cliff] BE THE BALL! [throws man over cliff]

    570 Likes
    nora
    nora
    Oct 30, 2018

    “be the ball” i genuinely find this to be endlessly entertaining every time i revisit it. the 90’s vibes mixed with some truly interesting choices in music, dialogue, and even editing. and the very obvious overall corniness only makes it better

    413 Likes
    Lucy
    Lucy
    Oct 30, 2021

    camp!

    393 Likes
    Lucy
    Lucy
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    Mar 6, 2021

    sorry but Katie Holmes’ look in this radiates some severely bisexual energy.

    387 Likes
    lauren t 🥀🌿
    lauren t 🥀🌿
    Oct 29, 2015

    [stefon from snl voice] this movie has everything: horny teenage robots, an edgy R rating, late 90's fashion, a weird high school janitor that yells a lot, flannel shirts, an unnessesary side plot involving a local asylum, a slightly emo katie holmes,

    338 Likes
    Lucy
    Lucy
    Dec 28, 2021

    james marsden is sexy hot

    334 Likes
    lanie
    lanie
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  • Ella McGuire
    Ella McGuire disliked
    Disturbing Behavior

    what even was that movie only watched it for james but it was very stupid and confusing

    🔥 1 2Y
    Jikitiz
    Jikitiz liked
    Disturbing Behavior

    😇

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    James
    James liked
    Disturbing Behavior

    It was good, enjoyed the characters and the concept of the movie. I like when it’s people I can understand are the ‘heroes’ of the story, so this the ‘heroes’ of the story were 100% something I like about this movie. I would recommend this for anyone who thinks it sounds good.

    2Y
  • Lacy lee
    Lacy lee disliked
    Disturbing Behavior

    What the actual hell was this plot? There was no depth why did he want to experiment on kids what was the purpose why did they get so violent why did they react to the rat things? The only good part was James marsden looking fine as hell as usual

    8M
    Serenity
    Serenity loved
    Disturbing Behavior

    I can not explain how much I love this movie. The characters were so interesting and made due with such a Mid plot. I highly recommend :) Tw nudity, sexual themes, medium SA, violence

    3Y
    cassius casanova
    cassius casanova is "meh" on
    Disturbing Behavior

    this reminded me of a version of “the faculty” the town this was filmed in should’ve been used for a teen crime tv show in the 90’s. it had the perfect PNW cafe town ambience

    8M
  • Ezra
    Ezra disliked
    Disturbing Behavior

    2/5 I found it rather boring. Not much substance. Fine to pass the time. The kind of movie to put on in the background for noise.

    4Y
    Micah
    Micah liked
    Disturbing Behavior

    katie holmes’ character saying “that’s razor” instead of “that’s cool” tells you what you need to know about this movie

    2M
    Steven Erick
    Steven Erick liked
    Disturbing Behavior

    A bit of a time capsule and an elongated episode of “The X-Files” all wrapped up in one.

    2Y
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Disturbing Behavior (1998) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Disturbing Behavior (1998)?
The movie is 1hr 24min long.
What's Disturbing Behavior (1998) about?
The new kid in Cradle Bay, Washington stumbles across something sinister about the town's method of transforming its unruly teens into upstanding citizens.
Who's the cast of Disturbing Behavior (1998)?
  • James Marsden as Steve Clark
  • Katie Holmes as Rachel Wagner
  • Nick Stahl as Gavin Strick
  • Steve Railsback as Officer Cox the BIG Rat
  • Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Edward Caldicott
  • William Sadler as Dorian Newberry
  • Chad E. Donella as U.V.
  • Ethan Embry as Allen Clark
  • Katharine Isabelle as Lindsay Clark
Who's the director behind Disturbing Behavior (1998)?
David Nutter directed Disturbing Behavior (1998).
Who produced Disturbing Behavior (1998)?
Philip B. Goldfine, Armyan Bernstein and Jonathan Shestack produced Disturbing Behavior (1998).