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It's Kind of a Funny Story

2010 · 102 min

A gentle, funny-sad look at a teenager's breakdown that feels like a warm, hopeful hug.

Directed by
Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis
Tagline
Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think.
Overview
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

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Directed by
Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Starring
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Cinematography
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