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More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. The story of Eli Smith Jesse Eisenberg , a piano prodigy, dealing with his troubled mother, Penny Melissa Leo , and enlisting help from a hapless drug dealer, Sprinkles Tracy Morgan , on the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program. Events spiral comically out of control as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love.

A funny thing happened on the way to rehab. Rated R for language throughout, and drug content. Did you know Edit. Trivia Tracy Morgan uses a cane in this film, although it was made several years before his debilitating accident. Goofs When he's with Chloe after the Revolutionary War re-enactment, the bandages are gone from Eli's right hand, and there is no indication of any injury whatsoever.

He's wearing the bandages again, though, at the audition the next day. Quotes Sprinkles : Is this your mom? User reviews 24 Review. Top review. An unconventional dramady showing truth in some of life's absurdities.

After viewing this I was shocked at the current rating of just 3. I'm sure it will start to climb up from that over time. I was never a fan of Jesse Eisenberg but he did a decent job with this.

I admit the script could have been better and a few scenes could have used a re-shoot, but in the end the project deserves a decent review so I'm giving it one.

The story involves a struggling drug addicted mother Penny portrayed by Melissa Leo, her young daughter Nicole and her college age son Eli Eisenberg. It begins with Eli beginning what proved to be a very ruff day for him, his plan being to drop off mom at rehab and head to a piano audition for a prestigious music school.

I guess it's fair to say this was a feel good movie of sorts. Every character involved has their flaws but overall they are decent people. North America. Click here to copy URL. Plugin not supported. Rate this movie. Add to lists. Phil Dorling , Ron Nyswaner. And you're here playing another great mother role. I've gotta say, you've-- Whole different kinda mom.

Whole different kind of mom. Obviously you won the Oscar in The Fighter. Playing, you know, Mark Wahlberg's mother. And here, you're with Jesse Eisenberg in Predisposed. And it's a great gem of a movie. And it's a fantastic character. Now did you do this before the Oscar and everything?

Or is this recent? Tell me about it. I shot the feature of Predisposed just last summer, with Jesse. It had to have helped with your momentum too, coming off of that win and being in this film. What was really, really fun about it was after spending the last winter being so elegant, through the Oscars and everything. And boy was that fun. I then got to just rip it all down and play this mess of a mother, um, you know-- Distinctly un-elegant, I would say, yeah.

Not having to brush my hair even to show up on set. Do you know this character? Have you been around this type of person? And what I did, most of all was to try and allow myself to have a lot of fun within her, too.