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Funny People (2009) -- When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
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Funny People (2009) -- When seasoned comedian George Simmons (Sandler) learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship inspires him to take a relatively green performer (Rogen) under his wing as his opening act.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   23,031 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Judd Apatow (written by)
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Release Date:
31 July 2009 (USA) more
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Plot:
When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
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(946 articles)
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I Adored This Movie more (203 total)

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Also Known As:
Untitled Judd Apatow/Adam Sandler Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and crude sexual humor throughout, and some sexuality.
Runtime:
146 min | 153 min (unrated version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45381) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:16 | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-13 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Sweden:7 | Mexico:B15 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13

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Trivia:
The characters of George and Ira were written specifically for Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the beginning, George's doctor states that he has very little Hemoglobin in his blood. Towards the middle of the movie, you see a doctor take George's blood, which is dark red, hence, brimming with Hemoglobin. more
Quotes:
Mark: I can't belive this, I'm opening up to you, and you're making fun of a serious moment in my life. more
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36 out of 65 people found the following review useful.
I Adored This Movie, 5 August 2009
10/10
Author: bmoss-3 from United States

I'll start off by saying that I truly did not mind the length of this movie. There are no parts in it that I thought they could cut, or at least that I would have wanted to have been cut, and I guess that's how Apatow felt too.

All of the characters served their purpose and had good character development, most of them great.

Seth Rogen's character of Ira was my favorite, I think (I loved his eagerness in doing the right thing. The airport? He had a great nature to him.). Jonah Hill was hilarious and in all the right spots in the movie, and I'm not usually big into his characters. I'm glad they made Jason Schwartzman as ridiculous but thoughtful as they did. There was good use of the Apatow daughters, and I thought that the Australian husband served a good purpose in telling one of the big points of the film. That's part of what made the film for me, the great personalities and placement of all the characters.

Please go into this movie without expecting it to be something that it's not. It's a long, thoughtful film with a lot (and I do mean a lot) of laughs. A far cry from how some people are painting it out to be, but I guess they were expecting something else entirely.

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