The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
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.
- Released
- 1995-01-20
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Benjamin Ross
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 56 votes
Cast
- Hugh O'Conor as Graham Young
- Antony Sher as Dr. Ernest Zeigler
- Ruth Sheen as Molly
- Roger Lloyd Pack as Fred
- Charlotte Coleman as Winnie
- Paul Stacey as Dennis
- John Thomson as Nathan
- Jack Deam as Mick
- Charlie Creed-Miles as Berridge
- Robert Demeger as Mr. Dexter
- Tobias Arnold as Young Graham
- Norman Caro as Mr. Goez
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