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50/50

  • 20112011
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  • 1h 40m
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7.6/10
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)
A comedic account of a 27-year-old guy's cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
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Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
333K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,194
71
    • Jonathan Levine
    • Will Reiser
  • Stars
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Seth Rogen
    • Anna Kendrick
    • Jonathan Levine
    • Will Reiser
  • Stars
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Seth Rogen
    • Anna Kendrick
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    • 461User reviews
    • 329Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anna Kendrick in 50/50 (2011)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Jonathan Levine in 50/50 (2011)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anna Kendrick, and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)
    Bryce Dallas Howard in 50/50 (2011)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anna Kendrick in 50/50 (2011)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bryce Dallas Howard in 50/50 (2011)
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    Seth Rogen and Will Reiser in 50/50 (2011)
    Anna Kendrick in 50/50 (2011)

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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Adam
    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen
    • Kyle
    Anna Kendrick
    Anna Kendrick
    • Katherine
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    • Rachael
    Anjelica Huston
    Anjelica Huston
    • Diane
    Serge Houde
    Serge Houde
    • Richard - Alzheimer Dad
    Andrew Airlie
    Andrew Airlie
    • Dr. Ross
    Matt Frewer
    Matt Frewer
    • Mitch
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Alan
    Donna Yamamoto
    Donna Yamamoto
    • Dr. Walderson
    Sugar Lyn Beard
    Sugar Lyn Beard
    • Susan
    Yee Jee Tso
    Yee Jee Tso
    • Dr. Lee
    Sarah Smyth
    Sarah Smyth
    • Jenny
    Peter Kelamis
    Peter Kelamis
    • Phil
    Jessica Parker Kennedy
    Jessica Parker Kennedy
    • Jackie
    Daniel Bacon
    Daniel Bacon
    • Dr. Phillips
    P. Lynn Johnson
    P. Lynn Johnson
    • Bernie
    Laura Bertram
    Laura Bertram
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      • Will Reiser
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    • Trivia
      Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is based on screenwriter Will Reiser, who was diagnosed with cancer, and later recovered. Seth Rogen (Kyle) helped Reiser cope with his disease, and convinced him to write a screenplay during their early twenties together.
    • Goofs
      When Adam is running in Seattle at the beginning of the film, the Lion's Gate Bridge in Vancouver, BC is seen in the background.
    • Quotes

      Rachael: Why am I the bad guy?

      Kyle: Because you're his girlfriend, you cheated on him, and he has fucking cancer, you lunatic!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.208 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Bricks or Coconuts
      Written and Performed by Jacuzzi Boys

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      By arrangement with Terrorbird Media

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    9/10
    Comedic, inspiring, dramatic, tearful, and effervescent
    After playing a bad boy rocker with a full head of hair, Joseph Gordon-Levitt now plays a nervous Cancer-patient with no hair at all. 50/50 is loosely based on the story of Will Reiser, who wrote this film, and is telling us his story and struggle through the character Adam.

    Adam is played by Levitt, a marvelous actor who is continuing his string of quirky, yet well made independent films where he plays an off-the-wall protagonist. Adam is twenty-seven and works for a Seattle radio company. He is informed that he has a rare form of Cancer called Neurofibrosarcoma, and is told he only has a 50% chance of living with it. Frustrated, but moving day by day in a seemingly calm manner with his buddy Kyle (Rogen), Adam continues his long journey only to be bothered by his annoying, self-centered girlfriend (Howard) frequently. Through thick and thin, Adam starts to cope with his disease and manages to stay calm for most of the picture.

    We all have to die at one point. It's part of the life. But I can't imagine the sadness and calamity brought upon someone who finds out they have a rare form of Cancer and that their chances of living are fifty-fifty. At twenty-seven nonetheless. My mother, who has work in a Chemotherapy unit for about a decade, said that the youngest she has even seen someone die from Cancer is two and a half years old. Some people, hardly get to experience life at firsthand because of Cancer.

    There are so many forms of Cancer, rare and common, harmless and not, that your chances of getting it are very high. Getting it is at random, but coping with it is even harder. While 50/50 has a heartbreaking, and is sometimes emotion-testing and tear-jerking, it still has a strong comedic relief thanks to Seth Rogen, who is rather unfairly bashed in a majority of his films.

    The acting is superb by both leads, the parents of Adam played by Angelica Houston and Serge Houde are portrayed effectively and in a loving way, and the screenplay and Johnathan Levine's direction never fails or works against this film in any way. Three years prior he was creating good chemistry between Ben Kingsley and Josh Peck in The Wackness. Now, he's finally mastered in creating two characters that do nothing but sparkle when on screen together. You can't really call this a Seth Rogen film because while his comedy is here, his underlying sweetness shows through the cloth of this film more than it has ever done before. The last time he gave a performance this well done was in Sandler's Funny People.

    Thanks to a wonderful third act in terms of direction and screenplay, you get an all out emotional breakdown from the characters and yourself. 50/50 has a way with making emotional moments not seemed contrived, but welcomed. I think out of everyone in the theater, my mom was more emotional than the average person in the general public which is understandable.

    Many films have come out this year, and many have been ignored. Comedies and dramas alike have been swept under the bus with other blockbusters in theaters at the same time. I plan on doing a list of the top ignored and underrated films of 2011. I hope 50/50 doesn't make that list.

    Starring: Joesph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Bryce Dallas-Howard, Angelica Houston, and Serge Houde. Directed by: Johnathan Levine.
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      • September 30, 2011 (United States)
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      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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      • Summit Entertainment
      • Mandate Pictures
      • Point Grey Pictures
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