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Is This Thing On?

Is This Thing On?

6.5/ 10

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105

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2025

Release Year

121 min

Runtime

Comedy
Drama

Overview

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.

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new york city
stand-up comedy

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Reviews(3)

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Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

October 16, 2025

9
9/10

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/is-this-thing-on-review/ "Is This Thing On? is the unexpected festival gem that demonstrates Bradley Cooper's masterful control over the form and heart of the story. It's a film that surprises with its authenticity, balancing raw humor with sin

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Brent Marchant

@Brent_Marchant

December 20, 2025

9
9/10

When did marriage vows incorporate the promise of living an inviolable life of happily ever after? It often feels like many of those who enter into such a contract believe that there’s supposed to be an inherent entitlement to perpetual wedded bliss, but, as they often discover, that proves not to b

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

February 8, 2026

6
6/10

“Alex” (Will Arnett) is watching his life unravel. In his mid-forties, his marriage to “Tess” (Laura Dern) is heading to the divorce court and he’s generally feeling unfulfilled. He heads to a bar for a drink but balks at the $15 entrance fee. That’s to cover the costs of some folks doing stand-up,

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