Funny People (2009) movie poster

Funny People (2009)

"George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened."
ThumbScore
👍 56%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 64%
ComedyDrama

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Director
Judd Apatow
Runtime
2h 26m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.9/10 (1,387 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Metacritic
60

Cast

Adam Sandler as George Simmons · 72% avg
Seth Rogen as Ira Wright · 70% avg
Leslie Mann as Laura · 68% avg
Eric Bana as Clarke · 71% avg
Jonah Hill as Leo Koenig · 71% avg
Jason Schwartzman as Mark Taylor Jackson · 69% avg
Aubrey Plaza as Daisy Danby · 61% avg
RZA as Chuck · 68% avg

Is Funny People good?

It's divisive. Only 56% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 64%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#2489 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#211 / 230 · 2009
Rank among its director's films
#6 / 6 · Judd Apatow

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira. Wikipedia ↗

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