It's Kind of a Funny Story

2010 Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden

Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think.

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Keir Gilchrist Emma Roberts Zach Galifianakis Viola Davis Zoë Kravitz Thomas Mann Lauren Graham Jim Gaffigan Jeremy Davies Aasif Mandvi Bernard White Matthew Maher Adrian Martinez Dana DeVestern Karen Chilton Rosalyn Coleman Daniel London Leo Allen Morgan Murphy Billy McFadden Jared Goldstein Alan Aisenberg Lou Myers MacIntyre Dixon Molly Hager Ato Blankson-Wood Ben Folstein Stewart Steinberg Roddy Skeaping

Alternative Titles

滑稽故事, 精神世界, 说来可笑, It's Kind of a Funny Story - Eine echt verrückte Story, Una historia casi divertida, Une drole d'histoire, Nyomás alatt, ボクの人生を変えた5日間, Es Como una Historia Alegre

comedy drama

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Review by Logan Kenny ★★★★ 11

i am depressed. i am suicidal. i am abused and broken and trying my best to not break down in tears at any moment. i am trying to survive, so i can make the movies i want, the music i want, see the places i want to see, meet the people i'm so desperate to see, feel love in person again. i am trying to look forward to things but there is a tidal wave of emotional pain that hits me and that i can't control. i am haunted by the pain from my past and loneliness in my present, i am plagued by an illness i cannot control and i am struggling to fit into a world that doesn't…
Review by Mr. DuLac ★★★ 12

That's not fun. That's propaganda, man. All those Madison Avenue types telling you how to live your life. Fast cars, hot chicks... Reese's Pieces... Gucci... Werther's Original. I don't buy into that bullshit!
-Bobby
This is actually my first film from the writing/directing duo of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. I've been meaning to watch Half Nelson for what feels like forever now, but I have yet to get around to it. It also stars, Keir Gilchrist, who I've apparently never seen in anything despite him being very busy acting for the last decade.
The story revolves around Craig (Gilchrist), a clinically depressed teenager, who admits himself into a psych ward. Most of the setup I liked. Too often films…
Review by ally ★★★★½

I have always loved coming of age flicks but I never knew how much I needed to watch this until now and I’m so glad I finally did. I am too on the verge of sending in my college applications(though I haven’t written my resume or my personal statements yet but I’ll get there eventually) so as you can imagine I could relate to a significant amount of emotions Craig was feeling in this film.
I love everything about this movie such as the storyline, the directing, the characters, the script, literally everything. I think that every teenager will relate to this film at some point in their lives, maybe even certain adults as well.
After watching It’s Kind Of…
Review by lia ★★★ 3

Yeah... I just don't want to get people's expectations up and then disappoint them later.
Predictable movies can work out perfectly when you're in the middle of a non-predictable, confusing life. I wanna call everyone babe from now on—can't believe I didn't realize until now how sweet and caring this word can sound.
Review by Nick Hernandez ★★★★½

I remember seeing the trailer for this when it came out & wanting to see it but never did.
This was a really nice movie with nice performances from Galifinakis, Gilner, & Roberts, especially taking on a sensitive topic like mental health. I definitely need to read the book now.
My favorite line was when Bobby says calling it ping pong trivializes the sport of table tennis.
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Review by ethan ★★★★

its predictable as hell but idc i need some sort of predictability in my life at the moment

Recent reviews

Review by redow ★★★★

I loved the book to this. Watched the movie a couple of years ago and wasn’t sure how I felt about it. Watched it recently and I’m still not sure. I think the characters feel too surface to me for the situation they’re in.
Review by Alize ★★★½

i love this type of stuff like sad and fun and chaotic natural i think it's kind of similar to the perks of being a wallflower and dead poets society even though it is not as serious as dead poets society
Review by Samuel_Azik ★★★

This was weirder than I thought, and despite the bad moments, there were some moments I kinda connected to. The style that is intended here has a good purpose, but it doesn’t always takes the movie in the right direction. I don’t have a lot more to say besides that I love to see Emma Roberts smile.

Fue más rara de lo que pensaba, y aunque hubo momentos malos, hubo algunos con los que conecté un poquito. El estilo que se trata de imprimir tiene la mejor de las intenciones, pero no siempre lleva a la película en la dirección correcta. No hay mucho más qué decir aparte de que amo ver a Emma Roberts sonreír.
Review by Todd ★★★½

I showed this to my first year critical thinking class, especially since most of the students were pre law or pre med, I felt they needed the reminder to just breathe from time to time
Review by AsdfBatman ★★★★

I love the source material but in comparison, it's pretty weak. But on its own, I actually really like it.
Review by Nick Hernandez ★★★★½

I remember seeing the trailer for this when it came out & wanting to see it but never did.
This was a really nice movie with nice performances from Galifinakis, Gilner, & Roberts, especially taking on a sensitive topic like mental health. I definitely need to read the book now.
My favorite line was when Bobby says calling it ping pong trivializes the sport of table tennis.
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Review by cami ★★½

i thought that story was just too weak
Review by Alex Hart ★★★

Seen this before, but love the intersection between growth development, mental health, and being young. The story moves so fast, but makes an impact.
Review by michelle ★★★★★

i loved the book and i was just so happy they made it into a movie