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Charly

IMDb ID: tt0330136 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.2 (1,168 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Romance

Sam Roberts thinks he has all the answers: the purpose of life, the meaning of love, the plan for a perfect future. Until Charly walks into his life.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Charly
Canada: Charly (English)
Germany: Charly
United Kingdom: Charly
Ireland: Charly (English)
India: Charly (English)
New Zealand: Charly (English)
United States: Charly
South Africa: Charly (English)
United Kingdom: A Heartbeat Away (TV Title)
United States: Jack Weyland's Charly (complete title)
Russia: Чарли
Jack Weyland's Charly
Content RatingPGRelease Date2002-09-20Runtime103 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews46Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordscharacter name as title
new york city
mormon
one word title
mormonism
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesArtists International Media
Cinergy Films
Focused Light Films
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330136/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0330136.jpgUpdated At2026-07-07T01:21:34

Stars

Jeremy Hoop
Randy King
Heather Beers
Lindsay Killian
Adam Johnson
Mary Merrill
Tyson Anderegg
Gene A. Turner
Bernie Diamond
Gary Neilson

Directors

Adam Thomas Anderegg

Writers

Jack Weyland
Janine Whetten Gilbert

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jeremy Hoop | Character: Sam Roberts
Actor: Randy King | Character: Frank Roberts
Actor: Heather Beers | Character: Charlene 'Charly' Riley
Actor: Lindsay Killian | Character: Convertible Girl
Actor: Adam Johnson | Character: Mark Reynolds
Actor: Mary Merrill | Character: Mark's Secretary
Actor: Tyson Anderegg | Character: Airport Toddler
Actor: Gene A. Turner | Character: Ticket Seller
Actor: Bernie Diamond | Character: Rafferty
Actor: Gary Neilson | Character: Edward Riley
Actor: Lisa McCammon | Character: Claire Riley
Actor: Jackie Winterrose-Fuller | Character: Ena Riley
Actor: Amy Oberg Johnson | Character: Relief Society Patron
Actor: Leslie Richards | Character: Waitress
Actor: Nicola Bullock | Character: Sister Missionary
Actor: A. Owen Smoot | Character: Nosy Neighbor
Actor: Diana Dunkley | Character: JoEllen Roberts
Actor: Jason Rodgers | Character: Computer Deliveryman
Actor: Lloyd Parry | Character: Fisherman
Actor: Jay Myers | Character: Fisherman
Actor: Monett Mack | Character: Fisherman
Actor: Eve Speer | Character: Department Store Clerk
Actor: Judy Darby | Character: Woman in Department Store
Actor: Ashlyn Moore | Character: Baby Granddaughter
Actor: Caitlin Merrill | Character: Sam's Dancing Niece
Actor: Jenae Merrill | Character: Sister Christian
Actor: Heather Ohman | Character: Sister Armstrong
Actor: Dan Speakman | Character: Elderly Church Man
Actor: Betty Jo Speakman | Character: Elderly Church Woman
Actor: Irene Santiago | Character: Felicia
Actor: Ron Hausman | Character: Henry the Doorman
Actor: Tarance Edwards | Character: Security Officer
Actor: Lanee Augat | Character: Charly's Double
Actor: Steve Madsen | Character: Garbage Man
Actor: Trace Bronson | Character: Art Class Students
Actor: Tashina Kendall | Character: Art Class Students
Actor: Brian Kendall | Character: Art Class Students
Actor: Felicia Gubler | Character: Sketch Model
Actor: Melinda Haynes | Character: Art Professor
Actor: Adam Thomas Anderegg | Character: Man in Elevator
Actor: Brent Hale | Character: Security Guard #2
Actor: Herbert Christensen | Character: Bishop O'Brian
Actor: Courtney Morton | Character: 9-Month-Old Adam
Actor: Cathleen Mason | Character: Sister Atkins
Actor: Lynda Barney | Character: Sister Johnson
Actor: Christianne Kendall | Character: Sister Phillips
Actor: Tip Boxell | Character: Bishop Murphy
Actor: Clara Susan Morey II | Character: Supermarket Eavesdropper
Actor: Tim Asay | Character: Goofy-Eyed Dweeble
Actor: Lance C. Williams | Character: Doctor Lucas
Actor: Aisake Vuikadavu | Character: Medical Technician
Actor: Mason Straga | Character: 2-Year-Old Adam
Actor: Haven Andrus | Character: (Uncredited)
Actor: Benjamin Barton | Character: Art Exhibitionist
Actor: Holly W. Danneman | Character: Mrs. Anderson

[Directors Group]
Name: Adam Thomas Anderegg | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jack Weyland | Role: Writer
Name: Janine Whetten Gilbert | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Tip Boxell | Role: Producer
Name: Herbert Christensen | Role: Producer
Name: Holly W. Danneman | Role: Producer
Name: Russ Kendall | Role: Producer
Name: Mary Merrill | Role: Producer
Name: Micah W. Merrill | Role: Producer
Name: Leslie Richards | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Starling | Role: Producer
Name: Lance C. Williams | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Aaron Merrill | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Bengt Jonsson | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: M. William Merrill | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Tip Boxell | Role: Casting Director
Name: Lance C. Williams | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Kee Miller | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Kee Miller | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Randy Rawe | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Shari Ohman | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Greg T. Moon | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Brian Kendall | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Russ Kendall | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jason Rodgers | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Chris Bittner | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Ho | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeff Kimball | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aaron Merrill | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thomas K. Nash | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Katie Bogner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kurtis Burr | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brandon Christensen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zep Christensen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Glenn Fisk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kelly Klindt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shawn Lacy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tyler Meiners | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Don Muirhead | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Ziggie Orchard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Wynn Hougaard | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Brady Ellis | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Greene | Role: Music Department
Name: Ted Hinckley | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Hillary Straga | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Pamela Berry | Role: Script and Continuity Department

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United States: September 20, 2002 (premiere)
United States: September 27, 2002 (limited)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

Domestic: USD 814666
Period: May 2 – 4, 2003 | Rank: 155 | Weeks in release: 32 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 813702 | Interval gross: USD 446 | Per theater average: USD 446
Period: Apr 25 – 27, 2003 | Rank: 138 | Weeks in release: 31 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 811741 | Interval gross: USD 1306 | Per theater average: USD 653
Period: Apr 18 – 20, 2003 | Rank: 121 | Weeks in release: 30 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 807938 | Interval gross: USD 2446 | Per theater average: USD 815
Period: Apr 11 – 13, 2003 | Rank: 127 | Weeks in release: 29 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 803135 | Interval gross: USD 2337 | Per theater average: USD 333
Period: Apr 4 – 6, 2003 | Rank: 126 | Weeks in release: 28 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 799956 | Interval gross: USD 2322 | Per theater average: USD 387
Period: Mar 28 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 119 | Weeks in release: 27 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 795560 | Interval gross: USD 1774 | Per theater average: USD 443
Period: Mar 21 – 23, 2003 | Rank: 110 | Weeks in release: 26 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 792500 | Interval gross: USD 2173 | Per theater average: USD 434
Period: Mar 14 – 16, 2003 | Rank: 115 | Weeks in release: 25 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 787803 | Interval gross: USD 1719 | Per theater average: USD 429
Period: Mar 7 – 9, 2003 | Rank: 108 | Weeks in release: 24 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 783992 | Interval gross: USD 3173 | Per theater average: USD 352
Period: Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2003 | Rank: 92 | Weeks in release: 23 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 775742 | Interval gross: USD 7684 | Per theater average: USD 640
Period: Feb 21 – 23, 2003 | Rank: 78 | Weeks in release: 22 | Theaters: 14 | Gross to date: USD 761341 | Interval gross: USD 11780 | Per theater average: USD 841
Period: Feb 14 – 16, 2003 | Rank: 70 | Weeks in release: 21 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 744541 | Interval gross: USD 4826 | Per theater average: USD 536
Period: Feb 14 – 17, 2003 | Rank: 87 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 747655 | Interval gross: USD 7824 | Per theater average: USD 869
Period: Feb 7 – 9, 2003 | Rank: 78 | Weeks in release: 20 | Theaters: 15 | Gross to date: USD 732259 | Interval gross: USD 13144 | Per theater average: USD 876
Period: Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2003 | Rank: 61 | Weeks in release: 19 | Theaters: 21 | Gross to date: USD 706623 | Interval gross: USD 25575 | Per theater average: USD 1217
Period: Jan 24 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 54 | Weeks in release: 18 | Theaters: 33 | Gross to date: USD 655120 | Interval gross: USD 43227 | Per theater average: USD 1309
Period: Jan 17 – 20, 2003 | Rank: 91 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 610418 | Interval gross: USD 6117 | Per theater average: USD 873
Period: Jan 10 – 12, 2003 | Rank: 90 | Weeks in release: 16 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 601797 | Interval gross: USD 4554 | Per theater average: USD 569
Period: Jan 3 – 5, 2003 | Rank: 89 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 593825 | Interval gross: USD 6831 | Per theater average: USD 759
Period: Dec 27 – 29, 2002 | Rank: 83 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 577143 | Interval gross: USD 7461 | Per theater average: USD 932
Period: Dec 20 – 22, 2002 | Rank: 82 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 563737 | Interval gross: USD 4270 | Per theater average: USD 427
Period: Dec 13 – 15, 2002 | Rank: 101 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 555279 | Interval gross: USD 3550 | Per theater average: USD 507
Period: Dec 6 – 8, 2002 | Rank: 91 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 548490 | Interval gross: USD 6433 | Per theater average: USD 584
Period: Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2002 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 534972 | Interval gross: USD 10789 | Per theater average: USD 980
Period: Nov 22 – 24, 2002 | Rank: 83 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 518325 | Interval gross: USD 8327 | Per theater average: USD 757
Period: Nov 15 – 17, 2002 | Rank: 80 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 13 | Gross to date: USD 503491 | Interval gross: USD 13499 | Per theater average: USD 1038
Period: Nov 8 – 10, 2002 | Rank: 66 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 21 | Gross to date: USD 477631 | Interval gross: USD 24807 | Per theater average: USD 1181
Period: Nov 1 – 3, 2002 | Rank: 59 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 23 | Gross to date: USD 435797 | Interval gross: USD 30795 | Per theater average: USD 1338
Period: Oct 25 – 27, 2002 | Rank: 59 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 26 | Gross to date: USD 388032 | Interval gross: USD 36608 | Per theater average: USD 1408
Period: Oct 18 – 20, 2002 | Rank: 53 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 30 | Gross to date: USD 331651 | Interval gross: USD 43285 | Per theater average: USD 1442
Period: Oct 11 – 13, 2002 | Rank: 48 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 28 | Gross to date: USD 247342 | Interval gross: USD 51645 | Per theater average: USD 1844
Period: Oct 4 – 6, 2002 | Rank: 42 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 34 | Gross to date: USD 160260 | Interval gross: USD 64031 | Per theater average: USD 1883
Period: Sep 27 – 29, 2002 | Rank: 48 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 36 | Gross to date: USD 56900 | Interval gross: USD 56900 | Per theater average: USD 1580