Last month, Charlie Gordon couldn't read. Now he's quoting Shakespeare. Can the medical miracle that changed his life help him understand the meaning of love?
Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?
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Matthew Modine
Charlie Gordon
Kelli Williams
Alice Kinian
Ron Rifkin
Dr. Jonah Strauss
Bonnie Bedelia
Rose
Gloria Slade
Faye
Cliff Saunders
Mike
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Bernice
David McFarlane
Lester
Ronit Cohen
Francine
Carson Durven
Oliver
Hayley Lochner
Harriet
Cameron Bowen
Young Charlie
Andrew Dinner
First Teen
Liam Titcomb
Second Teen
Ron Kennell
Bakery Worker
