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The Young Poisoner's Handbook

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.6K
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Hugh O'Conor in The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
  • Crime
  • Drama
This film is based on a true story about a British teenager who allegedly poisoned family, friends, and co-workers. Graham is highly intelligent, but completely amoral. He becomes interested... Read allThis film is based on a true story about a British teenager who allegedly poisoned family, friends, and co-workers. Graham is highly intelligent, but completely amoral. He becomes interested in science, especially chemistry, and begins to read avidly. Something of a social misfit... Read allThis film is based on a true story about a British teenager who allegedly poisoned family, friends, and co-workers. Graham is highly intelligent, but completely amoral. He becomes interested in science, especially chemistry, and begins to read avidly. Something of a social misfit, he is fascinated by morbid subjects such as poisons and murder. His family environment i... Read all
IMDb RATING
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3.6K
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  • Director
    • Benjamin Ross
  • Writers
    • Jeff Rawle
    • Benjamin Ross
  • Stars
    • Hugh O'Conor
    • Antony Sher
    • Tobias Arnold
Top credits
  • Director
    • Benjamin Ross
  • Writers
    • Jeff Rawle
    • Benjamin Ross
  • Stars
    • Hugh O'Conor
    • Antony Sher
    • Tobias Arnold
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    • 31User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Charlotte Coleman, Roger Lloyd Pack, Hugh O'Conor, and Ruth Sheen in The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
    Hugh O'Conor in The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
    Charlotte Coleman, Roger Lloyd Pack, Hugh O'Conor, and Ruth Sheen in The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
    Hugh O'Conor in The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
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    Charlotte Coleman in The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
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    Hugh O'Conor
    Hugh O'Conor
    • Graham Young
    Antony Sher
    Antony Sher
    • Dr. Ernest Zeigler
    Tobias Arnold
    • Young Graham
    Ruth Sheen
    Ruth Sheen
    • Molly
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    • Fred
    Norman Caro
    • Mr. Goez
    Dorothea Alexander
    • Mrs. Goez
    Charlotte Coleman
    Charlotte Coleman
    • Winnie
    Paul Stacey
    • Dennis
    Samantha Edmonds
    • Sue
    Robert Demeger
    • Mr. Dexter
    Jack Deam
    Jack Deam
    • Mick
    Peter Pacey
    Peter Pacey
    • Dickie Boone
    Joost Siedhoff
    • Dr. Scott
    Vilma Hollingbery
    • Aunty Panty
    Frank Mills
    Frank Mills
    • Uncle Jack
    Rupert Farley
    • Nurse Trent
    Dirk Robertson
    • Nurse Hopwood
    • Director
      • Benjamin Ross
    • Writers
      • Jeff Rawle
      • Benjamin Ross
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The "Newton's Diamond" that Graham is obsessed with is a fictional device. Antimony sulfide forms a crystal called stibnite which is gray and opaque, not clear and colorless like most gem-quality diamonds. "Diamond" was the name of Isaac Newton's dog.
    • Goofs
      When Dr. Zeigler visits the institution for mentally unstable criminals in which Graham is hospitalized, the director of the institution says, referred to another patient: "Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores", saying it means "The leopard never changes his spots". Graham corrects him, saying it means instead: "The wolf changes its fur, but not its nature". Actually, "vulpes" means "fox".
    • Quotes

      Graham Young: I want to be the greatest poisoner the world has ever seen.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Up Close and Personal/Muppet Treasure Island/Fargo/Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam/The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Living In The Past
      Composed by Ian Anderson

      Performed by Jethro Tull

    User reviews31

    Review
    Top review
    psychotic teen hands out lethal Mickey Finns'
    Troubled teen is sent to a nuthouse for rehabilitation of his addiction to concocting toxic substances. I got a couple of laughs from this film, but it wasn't exactly a comedy - if it was, then clearly it was the blackest comedy I've ever seen. Be ready to see lots of vomit and a really vomitous lounge singer named Dickie Boone. Very good picture about an extremely deluded boy.
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    • helpless_dancer
    • Sep 29, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • France
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Den unge giftmördarens handbok
    • Filming locations
      • 49 Warren Road, Neasden, Brent, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Bavaria Film and Television Fund
      • British Screen Productions
      • Eurimages
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $536,825
    • Gross worldwide
      • $536,825
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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