Humor Me

Released Jan 12, 2018

1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy

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An aging father refuses to engage emotionally with his son, who is desperate for approval.

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Ravenswood R

Corny until it suddenly tries to be serious in the third act. Adults interact throughout but it is presented like it is aimed at an 11 year old audience. Just a very weird attempt at telling a story or making a movie. Elliot Gould is not very good in his role. Jemaine Clement is good, but he floats through it at a consistently medium level. The premise is a stretch and how the main character confronts the problems he faces is not even slightly believable. None of it is believable really. A weak comedy that literally relies on old jokes for laughs, misplaced syrupy music, and goofy montages. Like a bad rom com with no rom. Skip it. I would have if I'd known better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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tom m

On the whole entertaining, but the first 2/3 was rather plodding and bleak. In the last 1/3 it redeemed itself.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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robert h

This uplifting story follows a gloomy playwright with writer's block who everyone said had a very bright future. But then his wife leaves him, taking their young son with her. Having no place to live, he moves into a senior community with his father who uses jokes to deal with the darkness in his own life. While trying to complete his play that has taken a few too many years, he also finds the humor we all need in life. Like all good comedies, this movie is filled with wacky characters and situations; unlike so many comedies, "Humor Me" is a movie with heart as well as laughs.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Good movie, some good dad jokes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Touching and cheerful.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/19

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julia p

Elliot Gould is having great fun in this very watchable movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Sam Hoffman

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Jemaine Clement

Nate Kroll

Elliott Gould

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

"Humor Me" will humor you - and then some.

Jan 18, 2018

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Andrew Barker

Variety

"Humor Me" manages to earn its audience's indulgence, if never its full affection.

Jan 13, 2018

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

The kind of lame, unimaginative comedy that constantly takes cheap shots at elderly characters, and then turns on a dime and begs you to see the humanity in them.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 12, 2018

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

Though a bit light on laughs and emotional weight, Humor Me is a solid, heartfelt, and entertaining film.

Rated: 6/10

May 19, 2022

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

A largely serviceable, often quite amusing, piece that refuses to pander or ridicule outright.

Jun 2, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Showing great confidence in storytelling as a director, [Sam] Hoffman calls on the best of the best [actors]... while he taps cinematographer Seamus Tierney to maintain a light, bright visual palette complementing the humor at hand.

Oct 30, 2019

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Synopsis

An aging father refuses to engage emotionally with his son, who is desperate for approval.

Director: Sam Hoffman
Executive Producer: Emily Blavatnik, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Ruth Pomerance
Screenwriter: Sam Hoffman
Distributor: Shout! Studios
Production Co: Fugitive Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2018

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