Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
"A fascinating journey into the mind of an adolescent schizophrenic."
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 30%
(RT: 30%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Evan Neumann as Chris
Joyce Korine as Grandmama
Alvin Law as Card-Playing Neighbor
Brian Fisk as Pond boy
Miriram Martinez as Teenage Girl
Is Julien Donkey-Boy good?
Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 128 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 30%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister, anorexic aspiring wrestler brother, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed and abusive German father. Wikipedia ↗
