''Jack'' is a 2004 American

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written by A. M. Homes and directed by Lee Rose. Adapted from Homes' 1990 novel of the same name, the film is about a boy whose life is torn apart because of his parents'

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. The film stars Anton Yelchin, Stockard Channing,

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and

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Plot

Jack is a 15-year-old boy going through

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. When his parents Anne and Paul divorce, his world starts to fall apart. While on a fishing trip with his father, Jack learns that Paul is in a

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relationship with a man. The youth is bullied at school when other students find out about this. Jack's best friend Max also has problems, because his mother is being beaten by his father. Jack has a crush on another friend, Maggie, and learns that her father is also

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. By the end, Jack matures and learns to accept his family and friends, and more importantly, himself.

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