I Used to Be Funny

Name: I Used to Be Funny
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: June 7, 2024
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Caleb Hearon, Dan Beirne, Dani Kind, Ennis Esmer, Hoodo Hersi

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Utopia | Release Date: June 7, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Caleb Hearon, Dan Beirne, Dani Kind, Ennis Esmer, Hoodo Hersi, Jason Jones, Olga Petsa, Rachel Sennott, Sabrina Jalees, Stephen Alexander

Summary: Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny.

Director: Ally Pankiw

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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Johanna Schneller

Jun 10, 2024

Mostly I love how Pankiw drops important pieces of information in almost casual ways, because she knows that’s how people, especially funny people, talk. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

Jun 9, 2024

I Used to Be Funny works through its themes in a thought-provoking way, structuring the story more like a mystery to be solved for its main character to move forward and touching on issues of consent and relationships along the way. Read full review

Sumner Forbes

Jun 20, 2024

It’s blend of emotional realism, a fantastic lead performance, and exacting direction from Pankiw (a filmmaker making the transition from television with aplomb) make for one of the essential movies of the season. Read full review

Collider Emma Kiely

May 2, 2023

It is a beautiful, haunting, and heartwarming look at the tidal wave that trauma brings not just to one person but their entire circle. With subtle but sharp notes on MeToo, cancel culture, online trolling, and sexual assault, I Used to Be Funny is a searingly relevant film without making that its main objective. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jun 6, 2024

That convoluted storytelling tack at times threatens to muffle “Funny’s” potent narrative agenda. Yet in the end, this ambitious, imperfect drama does pull off a complex thematic mix. Read full review

Emma Keates

Jun 4, 2024

While the writing is mostly good, none of these highs would have been nearly as high without Sennott, who makes a real bid for future dramatic roles here. Read full review

Ross McIndoe

Jun 5, 2024

The nimble way that Rachel Sennott hops between the two versions of her character easily makes up for the odd narrative misstep that I Used to Be Funny makes along the way. Read full review

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