Trailer
Summary
A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 47Audiences 51GoodWatch 43
Tomatometer50%
Metascore43
IMDb5.6
Audience score46%
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −32 min on the typical 109
typical 10977Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
2011
March 11, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Dustin Guy Defa Director, Writer, Editor
Production · 2
- Elias Pate Associate Producer
- Bryan Young Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Mike Gioulakis Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- David Lowery Editor
Art · 1
- Allison Baar Production Design
Other crew · 1
- Travis Hale Sound Recordist
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