I Used to Be Funny

Movie

2024

1h 46m

English

Drama

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6.2

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Sam is a young stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, who is weighing whether or not to join the search for Brooke, a missing girl she used to nanny.

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I Used to Be Funny

Movie

2024

1h 46m

English

Drama

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Sam is a young stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, who is weighing whether or not to join the search for Brooke, a missing girl she used to nanny.

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6.2

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Cast

Sam Cowell

Brooke Renner

Cameron Renner

Paige

Philip

Noah

Jill

Tim

Nathan

Officer Conrad Lawrence

Marvin Kaye

Officer Jim Gerrard

Paloma Nuñez

Female Defense Lawyer

Kathy Imrie

Judge Mathers

Janice Mendes

Female Police Officer

Matia Jackett

Candace

Daniel Woodrow

Waiter

Hannah Spear

Laura Renner

Directed By: Ally Pankiw

Written By: Ally Pankiw

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RG9400 says...

5 months ago

This movie is not really a comedy, though it does have Rachel Sennott's brand of humor and jokes peppered throughout. I actually thought the main premise was fairly compelling, and when everything was working, it was really engaging. Unfortunately, at random moments, the acting/dialogue/editing would suddenly become very amateurish and take me out of the movie. It just happened sporadically, and it felt like I was almost watching two different movies. The movie landed the emotional punches when it counted though. Because of this, I think it's still a good watch despite some of its rougher edges.

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OffbeatParadox says...

a month ago

**Ingenious on how it portrays the effects of trauma. Started out confusing, then painfully clear, and resolved in a hopeful way.**

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Xiofire says...

5 months ago

Familiar feminist talking points and Sennotts usual vocal-fry heavy comedy make _I Used to Be Funny_ a bit of a middling dramady. It can't quite strike the balance between dark humour and harrowing, resulting in a stilted delivery that never quite flows the way it needs to. The unfolding of the mystery is well constructed and compelling, and Sennott steps out of her brattish screen persona to give one of her best performances to date; it's just not enough to push this above mediocrity overall for me.

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JimDarko says...

5 months ago

I appreciate what it is going for but lands more in a early 2000s indie by way of an after school special.

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

4 weeks ago

With “I Used to Be Funny,” writer / director Ally Pankiw intertwines mystery and emotional depth to create a compelling narrative in her dark dramedy about a missing teenage girl and her friendship with a stand-up comedian with a debilitating case of PTSD. By exploring the various complexities o More

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