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It's Kind of a Funny Story
A story of a young man named Craig Gilner, who is 16 years old. Craig Gilner begins his life as a normal teenager but may discover that he is in a violent clash of the requirements of an exotic teenager. Craig Gilner realized that he was in a suicidal state without knowing it, so he threw himself in a psychiatric clinic to receive psychological treatment for a new beginning different from the previous one.
8 October 1969, Saugus, California, USA
12 June 1989, New York City, New York, USA
26 September 1935, Cabin Creek, West Virginia, USA
8 June 1959, Colombo, Sri Lanka
January 27, 2011
The film's central element -- its sensitive exploration of a young teen's emotional confusion -- creates strong audience empathy, however, and gives Fleck and Boden a fertile focus for their signature light-hearted humanist storytelling.
October 11, 2010
The writing-directing team of Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden have created a solid mix of serious, darker scenes and flights of fancy.
January 31, 2011
It's Kind of a Funny Story lacks substance, but after you've spent a short time in this ward, you have to agree with Craig: These crazies aren't so bad.
July 14, 2011
For all its problems, though, the film is easy-going, frequently channels into a sweet-natured tone and is able to raise a few chuckles.
November 06, 2010
The journey is aided immeasurably by the casting of Keir Gilchrist as young Craig. He has dark, sensitive eyes and a probity about him that wins you to his side.
April 04, 2011
It may not be One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but it's also not Patch Adams.
October 11, 2010
The acting is strong, with Galifianakis doing an especially good job as the likeable Bobby.
March 31, 2011
...runs out of steam about half way through but with a likable cast and an interesting setup you'll want to finish what you started.
October 15, 2010
Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the film's co-writing-directing team, are too principled to tip the film into the slacker reaches of sorrow.
February 01, 2011
It's also a kind of two-dimensional romance, a kind of flippant look at life on a mental ward, and (...) kind of made me want to give Zach Galifianakis a hug.
August 15, 2011
Galifianakis [is] able to turn on a dime; balancing his disarming humour with moments of anguished outbreaks. His is one of the best supporting performances of recent memory; equally funny and heartbreaking. If only I could say the same of the movie.
January 05, 2011
A pleasant movie, but no more.

