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About this movie

Genres:
Comedy
Language:
English
Running time:
2:32:34
Partner rating:
NO RATING
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Adam Sandler George Simmons
  2. Seth Rogen Ira Wright
  3. Leslie Mann Laura
  4. Eric Bana Clarke
  5. Jonah Hill Leo Koenig
  6. Jason Schwartzman Mark Taylor Jackson
  7. Aubrey Plaza Daisy Danby
  8. Rza Chuck
  9. Iris Apatow Ingrid
  10. Maude Apatow
  11. Paul Reiser Himself

Directors

  1. Judd Apatow

Producers

  1. Judd Apatow
  2. Clayton Townsend
  3. Barry Mendel

Writers

  1. Judd Apatow

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Funny People (Unrated)


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Judd Apatow casts his former real-life roommate Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a comic superstar who learns in the movie's opening scene that he suffers from a rare blood disorder that will likely kill him within a year. This news gives him the impulse to go back out and work on his standup, something he hasn't done in years thanks to the massive success of his movie career. At a club, he meets struggling standup Ira Wright (Seth Rogen), take... Judd Apatow casts his former real-life roommate Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a comic superstar who learns in the movie's opening scene that he suffers from a rare blood disorder that will likely kill him within a year. This news gives him the impulse to go back out and work on his standup, something he hasn't done in years thanks to the massive success of his movie career. At a club, he meets struggling standup Ira Wright (Seth Rogen), takes a shine to him, and hires the young man both to write jokes and to be his personal assistant. Ira, who's been sleeping on a friend's pull-out couch and working a day job at a deli, enjoys the glimpse into the superstar lifestyle, but soon the protégé discovers how selfish and egocentric his mentor really is. Jason Schwartzman and Jonah Hill, and a host of famous standup comics make cameo appearances as themselves.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

68%Tomatometer score: 68% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Laremy Legel, Film.com Funny People is funny, moving, dramatic, and alternately hilarious. It's a bit like a stand-up dramedy. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Simon Miraudo, Quickflix Funny People may be deeply flawed, but at least it has an accurate title. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Jason Di Rosso, MovieTime, ABC Radio National It's interesting stuff, I feel myself wanting to like it more than I did. Judd Apatow has a lot to say, he just hasn't mastered the tools to say it well. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia) The film is also an admiring portrait of the artist as Californian solipsist -- unburdened by personal ties or even the need to seem intelligent, free to follow his own random, petty,... Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Giles Hardie, Sydney Morning Herald Funny People has some very funny moments but don't expect a joke fest. And don't expect a tight film either. At two and a half hours, it is not one but two films... and at least one of them... Full review External link

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    Funny People (4/10) Movie CLIP - Kill Me (2009) HD

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    Funny People (3/10) Movie CLIP - The Myspace Show (2009) HD

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    Funny People (10/10) Movie CLIP - Clarke vs. George vs. Ira (2009) HD

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    Funny People (8/10) Movie CLIP - Celebrating George's Recovery (2009) HD

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    Funny People (7/10) Movie CLIP - George's Toast (2009) HD

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    Funny People (2/10) Movie CLIP - Randy Kills It (2009) HD

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