Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

2011

1 hr. 35 min.

Drama

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9%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

35%

250+ Ratings

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A vulnerable teenager develops a deep perception of the world and has no idea how to live in it.

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Steve D

A mess that wastes all its talent. It really thinks it has something to say. It is wrong.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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I think I'm one of the few people who liked this film. I didn't love it though and it's an adaptation of a good book wasted. The producer is accountable I imagine. The lighting has the contrast and inconsistency of a student grad film. The grading struggles to keep up with the dodgy lighting. The edit leaves unnatural breaths between actors lines making conversations sound weird and stilted. What saves this film from complete disaster is a ensemble of excellent performances. The cast were great and were let down by the production.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Cossetted emptiness.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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It was very preschool. The things it addressed are things that everyone feels and gets over when they're young. It was pretty dumb. I'm tired of people making movies just to make movies. We need more depth and an interesting story.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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A dor nem chega a doer.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Good (not great), but worth the time. Kinda "Holden Caulfield," but not quite.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Roberto Faenza

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Marcia Gay Harden

Marjorie Dunfour

Lucy Liu

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Barry Rogers

Deborah Ann Woll

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Frank Scheck

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This cliche-ridden coming of age story is as painfully awkward as its troubled teen protagonist.

Oct 8, 2012

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Several kinds of excruciating.

Rated: 0.5/5

Oct 4, 2012

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Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

His pain may be useful to James someday, but to viewers, it's annoying right here and now.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 4, 2012

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Listless coming-of-age drama about teen's ho-hum "problems."

Rated: 1/5

Oct 24, 2012

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

The film takes itself too seriously while it tackles familiar territory.

Oct 8, 2012

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

It's not exactly a trainwreck of a movie, but Someday This Pain is so void of depth and meaning, it often resembles a parody of the bruised teen subgenre.

Rated: D+

Oct 4, 2012

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Synopsis

A vulnerable teenager develops a deep perception of the world and has no idea how to live in it.

Director: Roberto Faenza
Executive Producer: Milena Canonero, Rose Ganguzza, Dahlia Heyman, Avy Kaufman, Simona Belletini
Screenwriter: Roberto Faenza, Dahlia Heyman
Production Co: RAI Cinema
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2013