Film

50/50 2011

Directed by Jonathan Levine

  • Comedy, Drama
  • 100 min
  • R

It takes a pair to beat the odds.

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

ComedyDramafriendshipparent child relationshiptherapistpaintercancerpsychologisthospitalbest frienddoctorpatientdoctor patient relationshipvomiting

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Contemporary, spare, classical in form and intimate.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • sparerichly built
  • classical in formformally daring
  • intimateepic
  • character-ledplot-driven

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