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  • 2018
  • Shout! Factory
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • Shout! Factory
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Humor Me is a heartfelt father-son light comedy about a struggling playwright (Jemaine Clement) who is forced to move in with his joke-telling dad (Elliot Gould) in a New Jersey retirement community and learns, as his father often says, "life's going to happen, whether you smile or not."

Directed By: Sam Hoffman

Written By: Sam Hoffman

  • 2018
  • Shout! Factory
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • Shout! Factory
  • 1 h 33 m

Humor Me

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Humor Me is a heartfelt father-son light comedy about a struggling playwright (Jemaine Clement) who is forced to move in with his joke-telling dad (Elliot Gould) in a New Jersey retirement community and learns, as his father often says, "life's going to happen, whether you smile or not."

Directed By: Sam Hoffman

Written By: Sam Hoffman

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
3 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
22% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
53
33% Positive
3 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews

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80
Jan 18, 2018
If writer-director Sam Hoffman’s charming, well-performed tale feels at all familiar, it’s territory worth revisiting.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 10, 2018
Clement channels his wry hangdog humor into a slightly more grounded performance than he often gives. His charm and absurdist tendencies help elevate Nate from a potentially self-centered man-child to a lost soul who is genuinely compelling.
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60
Jan 13, 2018
Humor Me manages to earn its audience’s indulgence, if never its full affection.
By Andrew Barker FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 11, 2018
The movie never gets too deep, which is half of its charm. The other half involves the low-key comic performances by a stellar cast including Annie Potts and Bebe Neuwirth.
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50
Jan 8, 2018
Sam Hoffman respects his characters and evinces curiosity about their lives—and these qualities aren't to be taken for granted. But he isn't willing to disrupt his familiar and tightly structured plot.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
38
Jan 12, 2018
Writer/director Sam Hoffman's trite dramedy about personal redemption delivers mediocre performances.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
33
Jan 12, 2018
Humor Me is essentially the feature film adaption of writer-director Sam Hoffman‘s web series Old Jews Telling Jokes, and much like ideas that are typically created for a web series, the execution of the material appears to be just a bit too lacking to serve the purpose of a full-length film.
By Danielle Solzman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Fugitive Films, Spitting Cobra Films
Release Date Jan 12, 2018
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Awards

Sedona International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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