The Comedy
2012 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 5.8 · 47% critics
A drifting, middle-aged New Yorker spends his days with friends in a haze of joking, provocation, and casual cruelty while a possible inheritance hangs in the background. As he avoids responsibility and real connection, the film lingers on emptiness, discomfort, and the search for something meaningful.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-11-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 47/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (71 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re open to bleak, ultra-dry character studies about aimless adulthood, somewhere between Dedication and Mister America; Not for you if you want likable people, a clear story, or easy laughs.
Pros: bold uncomfortable humor; thought-provoking mood; memorable lead | Cons: very loose plot; unpleasant characters; not very funny
Cast & crew
Tim Heidecker
as Swanson
Eric Wareheim
as Van Arman
James Murphy
as Ben
Kate Lyn Sheil
as Waitress
Adam Scarimbolo
as Restaurant Manager
Gregg Turkington
as Bobby
Alexia Rasmussen
as Young Woman
Grace Rex
as Hospital Nurse
- LK
Liza Kate
as Sister-In-Law
Rock Kohli
as Raj
Directed by Rick Alverson