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It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

PG_13  101 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  7 January 2011 (Ireland)
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A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Directors:

Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Writers:

Ryan Fleck (screenplay), Anna Boden (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keir Gilchrist ...
Dana DeVestern ...
Lauren Graham ...
Jim Gaffigan ...
Karen Chilton ...
Zach Galifianakis ...
Aasif Mandvi ...
Jared Goldstein ...
Alan Aisenberg ...
Zoë Kravitz ...
Nia
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Rosalyn Coleman ...
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Storyline

Craig is a high-school junior, in the gifted program, infatuated with his best friend's girl. When he realizes he's suicidal, he checks himself into the psychiatric ward of a hospital, thinking they'll do an observation, help him, and send him home in time for school the next day. Once in, however, he must stay for a week; the juvenile ward is being renovated, so he's in with adults as well as a few youths. Bobby, a man with a young daughter, shows him around; Craig notices Noelle, about his age. He tries to keep his friends from finding out where he is. Little things: he draws, goes to therapy, sings, helps Bobby rehearse an interview. Is this the stuff of insight? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Psychiatric Ward | Insight | Therapy | Egyptian | Egyptian Music  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic issues, sexual content, drug material and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

É Uma Espécie de... Comédia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,013,406 (USA) (10 October 2010) (742 Screens)

Gross:

$6,350,058 (USA) (21 November 2010)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In the scene where Craig describes other classmates of his, when it shows him you can see he's reading the book 'Be More Chill' by Ned Vizzini, who also wrote 'It's Kind of a Funny Story'. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Some of the psychiatric patients in the hospital are wearing sweatshirts with drawstrings. Mental health facilities would not allow patients to have these. The staff took away Craig's belt and shoelaces, so they likely would not have allowed drawstrings in the hospital. See more »

Quotes

Bobby: Well, well, well! Still working on it, Cool Craig?
Craig: It's not what you think.
Bobby: I think the two of you were playing the question game outside, that's what I think.
Craig: ...Well, I... guess it is what you think then.
Bobby: I thought so.
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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes III: Not in 3D (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Happy Today"
Written by Samuel Grossman, Simon Beins and Johnny Dydo
Performed by The WoWz
Courtesy of Recommend If You Like Records See more »