It's Kind of a Funny Story
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63 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

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  • Starring: Emma Roberts, Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis
  • Summary: It’s @5:00 A.M. on a Sunday in Brooklyn. Craig Gilner is bicycling up to the entrance of a mental health clinic; this bright 16-year-old is stressed out from the demands of being a teenager. Before his parents and younger sister are even awake, Craig checks himself into Argenon Hospital and d is admitted by a psychiatrist. But the youth ward is temporarily closed – so he finds himself stuck in the adult ward. One of the patients, Bobby, soon becomes both Craig’s mentor and protégé. Craig is also quickly drawn to another 16-year-old displaced to the adult ward, the sensitive Noelle, who just might make him forget his longtime unrequited crush Nia. With a minimum five days’ stay imposed on him by the adult ward’s staff psychiatrist Dr. Eden Minerva, Craig is sustained by friendships on both the inside and the outside as he learns more about life, love, and the pressures of growing up. (Focus Features)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 33
  3. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Calvin Wilson
    88
    Gilchrist ("United States of Tara") is immensely appealing as a kid who's just a bit too wrapped up in himself to grasp that perhaps his problems aren't insurmountable.
  2. NPR
    Reviewed by: Mark Jenkins
    80
    Despite some dark undercurrents, the movie emphasizes humor, and its best moments are more than kind of funny.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    60
    Melancholy 16-year-olds are the ideal audience for It's Kind of a Funny Story, which actually feels as though it were made by an especially precocious adolescent.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    38
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. sethbk
    10
    A wonderfully made movie that is more of a drama than a comedy. It was very enjoyable to watch and I would recommend going to see it. It's Kind of a Funny Story is a wonderful coming-of-age tale.… Expand
  2. dev92
    8
    I was extremely impressed with this film, one which I would not immediately pick up and watch but one that I am glad that I did. It's an emotion-filled adventure which really showcases the issues with mental health extremely well. A brave film but one that relies on both it's direction and cast to push it to the heights to which it reached. Well worth a view.… Expand
  3. heyitsmegrif4
    6
    As in its title it is kind of a funng story, an dit is kind of entertaining. Well overall it is a very well made movie with great performances. I give this movie 61%.… Expand
  4. Tss5078
    4
    ...except it's not! This film is supposed to be an uplifting comedy, however I found it painfully predictable and a bit sad. Keir Gilchrist was great, playing Craig, a young mental patient who wants to kill himself. Gilchrist and the flashes of his thoughts, that we get to see, are the best part of this film and the only thing really worth seeing. Zach Galifianakis, who is one of my favorites, isn't at all funny, he's actually kind of pathetic in this film. Despite Gilchrist performance, the movie is actually quite stupid, I mean what kind of mental hospital lets the patients have access to the roof of the hospital? It looked good, has some really good actors in it, but nothing happens, the story is predictable as hell, and it's a "comedy" in which no one really says or does anything funny. I was hugely disappointed with it.… Expand

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