Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.
Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.
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GoodWatch score 68November 16, 2012 · 1 h 33 min · NR
Intergenerational Friendship, Sociopathic Hero, The Alcoholic +9
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In the United States, The Comedy is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, Kanopy, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 5 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, and Metacritic 46). Audiences rate it higher (63 out of 100) than critics (48).
Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (9 of 10) and cringe comedy (8 of 10).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
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