Movie

Growth

2026 · 108 min

A warm, funny, and surprisingly moving look at how humor helps people cope with illness and fear.

Tagline: An Infusion of Laughter
Overview: "Growth" is a hilarious documentary about cancer. No, really. "Growth" explores the healing power of laughter and asks, "How do you joke about cancer? CAN you joke about cancer? And WHY should you joke about cancer?"
How it feels: Warm, uplifting, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Healing, death, family, friendship
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
death
family
friendship
faith
Places: hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild