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Less Than Zero

1987 · Movie · 98 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer48%as of 2025-10-08
  • Rotten Tomatoes average5.1/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic48/100as of 2024-01-23

What it is

Less than Zero is a 1987 American drama film directed by Marek Kanievska, loosely based on the 1985 novel by Bret Easton Ellis. The film stars Andrew McCarthy as Clay, a college freshman returning home for Christmas to spend time with his ex-girlfriend Blair and his friend Julian, both of whom have become drug addicts. The film explores the culture of wealthy, decadent youth in Los Angeles.

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Genres
Romance / Drama / Crime
Original language
English

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