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I Used to Be Funny

2024·Movie

·1h 46min·R·

73

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73

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Good for friends night · teens · background watch

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Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. As she fights to recover from her trauma and return to the stage, memories of her deep bond with Brooke rush back—making it impossible to ignore her disappearance.

Indie DramedyPTSDAspiring ComedianMissing PersonEmotionalCharacter-DrivenIntrospectiveComing-of-Age Story

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Jason Aita, James Weyman, Breann Smordin

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Where can I stream I Used to Be Funny?

In the United States, I Used to Be Funny streams on Netflix and Prime, and it is free with ads on Kanopy. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and Pijama Films. It also streams in 26 other countries.

Is I Used to Be Funny worth watching?

73

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 74). Critics rate it higher (79 out of 100) than audiences (67).

Will I Used to Be Funny make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly cringe comedy (6 of 10) and dark humor (6 of 10).

Is I Used to Be Funny plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.