IN THE OPENING SCENES of “Igby Goes Down,” the title character (Kieran Culkin) gets the boot from the first of a series of East Coast religious prep schools. He has passed only one course, and that just barely, but Igby, despite his failings, has an inquiring mind.

“If heaven is such a wonderful place, then why is getting crucified such a big f–ing sacrifice?” he asks an administrator.

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