The Tic Code

Year: 1998

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: Gary Winick

Drama

Every family hides something. A ten‑year‑old prodigy wants to be a jazz pianist, to his classical teacher's dismay. With his mother’s help he becomes a club regular, partnering with a saxophone star. Both discover they share Tourette’s syndrome, reflected in the title. The older musician hides his tics and resents boy and his mother’s acceptance.

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