I Used to Be Funny

I Used to Be Funny

I Used to Be Funny

6.7/ 10

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2024

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106 min

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Drama

Comedy

Overview

Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story unfolds between the present—where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and return to the stage—and the past, where memories of Brooke make it increasingly difficult to ignore her sudden disappearance.

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Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

toronto, canada

nanny

comedian

melancholy

female protagonist

woman director

sexual assault

candid

intimate

missing girl

understated

sentimental

compassionate

disheartening

earnest

tragic

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Cast

Rachel Sennott

Rachel Sennott

Sam Cowell

Olga Petsa

Olga Petsa

Brooke Renner

Jason Jones

Jason Jones

Cameron Renner

Sabrina Jalees

Sabrina Jalees

Paige

Caleb Hearon

Caleb Hearon

Philip

Ennis Esmer

Ennis Esmer

Noah

Dani Kind

Dani Kind

Jill

Hoodo Hersi

Hoodo Hersi

Zara

Dan Beirne

Dan Beirne

Tim

Stephen Alexander

Stephen Alexander

Nathan

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

@screenzealots

July 17, 2024

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6/10

With “I Used to Be Funny,” writer / director Ally Pankiw intertwines mystery and emotional depth to create a compelling narrative in her dark dramedy about a missing teenage girl and her friendship with a stand-up comedian with a debilitating case of PTSD. By exploring the various complexities of tr…

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