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   May 22, 2019 · To those who are unfamiliar with the film, It’s Kind of a Funny Story is the tale of Craig Gilner (Keir Gilchrist), a 16-year-old boy from New York who checks himself into a mental health facility after contemplating attempting suicide, in which he envisions jumping off a bridge into traffic under the observation of his family. With the ...

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3. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › its-kind-of-a-funny-storyIt's Kind of a Funny Story - Rotten Tomatoes

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   Stressed by adolescence, 16-year-old Craig Gilner (Keir Gilchrist) checks himself into a mental-health clinic. Unfortunately, the youth wing is closed, so he must spend his mandated five-day stay...

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   • Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

   • Content Rating: PG-13
   • Actors: Keir Gilchrist

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   Oct 7, 2010 · A suicidal teenager helps heal his fellow mental patients in It's Kind of a Funny Story, an unexpectedly light tale from Half Nelson writer-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden.

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   Plot. Contemplating suicide, depressed teenager Craig Gilner seeks help at a local hospital. After telling a doctor named Dr. Mahmoud that he needs immediate help, Craig is admitted for five days at the hospital's adult psychiatric floor, due to the temporary closure of the psychiatric floor for adolescents. Craig's hospitalization was spurred ...

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   A clinically-depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward. Craig is a high-school junior in the gifted program, infatuated with his best friend's girl.

7. www.denofgeek.com › movies › its-kind-of-a-funnyIt's Kind Of A Funny Story review - Den of Geek

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   Jan 11, 2011 · Keir Gilchrist is Craig, a suicidal teenager who seeks help at a mental institution on a Sunday morning, hoping that all of his problems can be solved in time for school on Monday morning. This...

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   Is it kind of a funny story a good movie?

   • Despite some dark undercurrents, the movie emphasizes humor, and its best moments are more than kind of funny. (Recommended) In It's Kind of a Funny Story, troubled Craig (Keir Glichrist) checks into a hospital to figure his life out. He makes friends with Bobby, played by a just-funny-enough Zach Galifianakis.

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   • For our focal piece: It’s Kind of a Funny Story, a small indie film emerging in the decade, had quite a prolific cast still freshly settling into Hollywood but felt very much brushed under the carpet. It was snuffed at by critics and given minimal press coverage, which is an occurrence when it was a phenomenal year for quality cinema.

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   What is funny story based on?

   • Its protagonist spends barely a week in a psychiatric ward, and leaves (lighthearted sitcom spoiler alert!) with his problems basically resolved. Derived from Ned Vizzini's semi-autobiographical novel, which is usually shelved in the young adult section, Funny Story opens on the Brooklyn Bridge.

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   Is funny story a sitcom?

   • The movie is essentially a sitcom, but it's a well-crafted one, with welcome outbursts of absurdity to offset the more predictably heartwarming developments. Like Half Nelson, Funny Story is set in Brooklyn, features a score by Broken Social Scene and explores a mentor-student relationship in which the younger person may be the wiser of the two.

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   Is it kind of a funny story glib or icky?

   • It's amiable, and it does a surprisingly good job of sidestepping psych ward comedy cliches, but given its talented cast and directors, It's Kind of a Funny Story should be more than just mildly entertaining. As a self-help sitcom, it feels both glib and icky. Glicky?

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9. pasadena-library.net › teens › 2017It’s Kind of a Funny Story — movie discussion - Teens' Blog

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   Feb 2, 2017 · A suitable choice for this event was, “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” by the late Ned Vizzini in which the main character deals with depression as Vizzini did himself. The movie focuses on Craig and his journey through five days of treatment at the psychiatric wing he checked himself into.