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- There's very little that's even kind of funny in It's Kind of a Funny Story, which can't accurately be described as a comedy but isn't a true drama, either.
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It's Kind of a Funny Story is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, an adaptation of Ned Vizzini's 2006 novel of the same name. The film stars Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, and Viola Davis. [3]
Stressed by adolescence, 16-year-old Craig Gilner (Keir Gilchrist) checks himself into a mental-health clinic. Unfortunately, the youth wing is closed, so he must spend his mandated five-day stay...
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- Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
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- Keir Gilchrist
It's Kind of a Funny Story is a 2006 novel by American author Ned Vizzini. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. [1] Ned Vizzini later died by suicide [2] on December 19, 2013. The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association. [3]
Oct 7, 2010 · A suicidal teenager helps heal his fellow mental patients in It's Kind of a Funny Story, an unexpectedly light tale from Half Nelson writer-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden.
May 22, 2019 · To those who are unfamiliar with the film, It’s Kind of a Funny Story is the tale of Craig Gilner (Keir Gilchrist), a 16-year-old boy from New York who checks himself into a mental health facility after contemplating attempting suicide, in which he envisions jumping off a bridge into traffic under the observation of his family. With the ...
It's Kind of a Funny Story is aptly named because there's enough comedy to leaven an otherwise serious tale and allow the viewer to depart the theater in an upbeat mood.
Oct 8, 2010 · Based on 29-year-old writer Ned Vizzini’s 2006 novel, It’s Kind of a Funny Story is a semiautobiographical tale of how a teenager learns that the stresses of life, love and school are more conquerable—or at least more manageable—than he thought.
