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Asperger's Are Us

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Four friends on the autism spectrum bond through humor and form a comedy troupe. They prepare for one final, ambitious show before going their separate ways.
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Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times 11/17/2016
The four young men at the heart of this documentary will easily find a home in all but the hardest of hearts. Go to Full Review
Ken Jaworowski New York Times 11/10/2016
"Asperger's Are Us" rarely stretches to be funny or poignant or touching, and that makes this documentary all the more of each. Go to Full Review
Craig D. Lindsey Village Voice 11/09/2016
You'll appreciate these dudes for making the effort to literally break out of their comfort zones in order to change people's views on autism. However, there is a strong possibility you may not laugh at or with them during this whole doc. Go to Full Review
Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media 01/03/2017
3/5
Young men with Asperger's prep for comedy show in smart docu Go to Full Review
Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 11/28/2016
Four young men with Asperger's discover that comedy is the best cure for what ails them. Go to Full Review
Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 11/12/2016
9/10
Warm, funny and enormously entertaining. Go to Full Review
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02/28/2021 As an autistic person myself, I was thrilled to watch a documentary that's not about being autistic, but still getting some important messages out there through tiny pieces of information and by fearlessly showing struggles that seem incomprehensible to a neurotypical person. We can be creative, smart, funny, interesting people and that deserves screentime for sure. There's not enough content like this focusing on adulthood for people on the spectrum. See more 02/26/2021 I feel like my heads being fucked with. I felt like the whole thing could have been a completely ironic sketch by some god level writers but I think its real. Still can barely tell if im right or wrong See more 05/07/2020 A sweet and likeable documentary about a foursome of ambitious young men and their adventures/hardships of performing their comedy skit shows.
 The film serves as an inspirational piece for all, not just those who happen to have aspergers syndrome. See more 02/18/2020 After seeing Paddleton, I was interested in other films by Alexandre Lehmann, and I found this film. This is a documentary about four young men – Noah, Ethan, New Michael, and Jack – who are all on the autism spectrum, had formed their own comedy troupe, and were preparing to perform their last show. While I would have liked to have had more background on each of them in terms of their growing up years, I was inspired by these four men who set out to do what they loved doing – comedy. It was also great to hear these guys talk about themselves, what life is like for them, their idiosyncrasies, and what they find funny as well as their love of sharing their humor with others. We also get to hear the perspective of some of their parents as well. This gets a big thumbs up from me! See more 12/01/2019 Absolutely real, fresh & honest! Loved it so much! See more 11/21/2017 Amazing film, and that's coming from a girl who is the ultimate documentary nerd. Raw and heartfelt. In love! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Four friends on the autism spectrum bond through humor and form a comedy troupe. They prepare for one final, ambitious show before going their separate ways.
Director
Alex Lehmann
Producer
Sean Bradley, Chris Dowling
Distributor
Duplass Brothers Productions
Genre
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 11, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 25, 2016
Runtime
1h 22m
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