It's Kind of a Funny Story
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A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
What critics thought
A psych-ward dramedy that draws mixed reactions, with some critics finding it a charming, well-acted antidote to the usual mental-health-movie clichés and others dismissing it as too toothless to be effective comedy or genuine drama. The film's gentle tone is either its saving grace or its fatal flaw depending on who you ask, though Zach Galifianakis draws consistent notice.
“The filmmakers fully retain their offbeat sensibility and attentiveness to character while providing perhaps the sharpest showcase yet for Zach Galifianakis' outsized talents.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“I don't blame you for backing off a movie that focuses on a suicidal teen who learns warm life lessons by spending five days in a Brooklyn hospital's psych ward. Stop worrying. It's Kind of a Funny Story, based on Ned Vizzini's semiautobiographical novel, breaks the jinx.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“A dramatically inert, lethargic dramedy that isn't nearly as quirky and poignant as it perceives itself.”
Michael Rechtshaffen·The Hollywood Reporter
“There's very little that's even kind of funny in It's Kind of a Funny Story, which can't accurately be described as a comedy but isn't a true drama, either.”
Ann Hornaday·The Washington Post
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
Anna BodenDirector
Ryan FleckDirector
Keir GilchristCraig
Emma RobertsNoelle
Zach GalifianakisBobby
Viola DavisEden Minerva
Lauren GrahamLynn
Jim GaffiganGeorge
Zoë KravitzNia
Jeremy DaviesSmitty
Matthew MaherHumble
Adrian MartinezJohnny
Bernard WhiteMuqtada
Daniel LondonSolomon
Kevin DrewComposer
Ned VizziniWriter
Andrij ParekhCinematographyFrom the studio
It's Kind of a Funny Story
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
What critics thought
A psych-ward dramedy that draws mixed reactions, with some critics finding it a charming, well-acted antidote to the usual mental-health-movie clichés and others dismissing it as too toothless to be effective comedy or genuine drama. The film's gentle tone is either its saving grace or its fatal flaw depending on who you ask, though Zach Galifianakis draws consistent notice.
“The filmmakers fully retain their offbeat sensibility and attentiveness to character while providing perhaps the sharpest showcase yet for Zach Galifianakis' outsized talents.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“I don't blame you for backing off a movie that focuses on a suicidal teen who learns warm life lessons by spending five days in a Brooklyn hospital's psych ward. Stop worrying. It's Kind of a Funny Story, based on Ned Vizzini's semiautobiographical novel, breaks the jinx.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“A dramatically inert, lethargic dramedy that isn't nearly as quirky and poignant as it perceives itself.”
Michael Rechtshaffen·The Hollywood Reporter
“There's very little that's even kind of funny in It's Kind of a Funny Story, which can't accurately be described as a comedy but isn't a true drama, either.”
Ann Hornaday·The Washington Post
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
Anna BodenDirectorRyan FleckDirectorKeir GilchristCraigEmma RobertsNoelleZach GalifianakisBobbyViola DavisEden MinervaLauren GrahamLynnJim GaffiganGeorgeZoë KravitzNiaJeremy DaviesSmittyMatthew MaherHumbleAdrian MartinezJohnnyBernard WhiteMuqtadaDaniel LondonSolomonKevin DrewComposerNed VizziniWriterAndrij ParekhCinematographyFrom the studio
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