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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

2012Movie1 h 39 minNR

ComedyDrama
31
BadGoodWatch score
IMDb5.7Metacritic204.4Rotten Tomatoes9%35%

A melancholic, moving drama movie about growing up and everyday modern life, with standout characters.

Good for friends night · teens · background watch

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Story

Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents nor his older memoir-writing sister, he decides to reject the beliefs adults try to push on him, starting with the college career that is looming over his last summer in New York, and embarks instead on a search for wisdom through nontraditional means...

Feels like

  • Brooding Teen Angst
  • Coming-of-Age Drama
  • Existential Crisis
  • Family Dysfunction
  • Introspective
  • Melancholy Tone
  • Contemporary New York
  • Character-Driven

Cast

21 of 21

Crew

Directed by
Roberto Faenza
Written by
Roberto Faenza, Peter Cameron, Dahlia Heyman
Produced by
Milena Canonero, Elda Ferri, Ron Stein
Music by
Andrea Guerra

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Facts

February 24, 2012 · 1 h 39 min · NR

Released
February 24, 2012
Runtime
1 h 39 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Strong Language
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Original language
English
Also spoken
Italian, Japanese
Made in
Italy, United States
Budget
$8 million
Box office
$532,777
Available in
26 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

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4 questions, like "Where can I stream Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You?"

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Where can I stream Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You?

Tubi TV

In the United States, Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is free with ads on Tubi TV. It also streams in 13 other countries.

Is Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You worth watching?

31
BadGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 31 (IMDb 5.7, Rotten Tomatoes 9%, and Metacritic 20). Audiences rate it higher (45 out of 100) than critics (15).

Will Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly sharp wit (6 of 10).

Is Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.