Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Adam
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50/50 is a film about a young man with a 50% chance of surviving a rare spinal cancer. It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anna Kendrick, and is based on the real-life experience of screenwriter Will Reiser.
Sep 28, 2011 · Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a writer for public radio in Seattle, which makes him almost a poster boy for someone who should grow old and wise. He has a nagging back pain. He ends up in the office of an oncologist, who tells him it is a rare form of cancer of the spine. "50/50" was written by Will Reiser, who himself was diagnosed with a spinal tumor. Seth Rogen, who plays Adam's best ...
Sep 30, 2011 · A 27-year-old writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) learns he has a rare form of spinal cancer and faces the challenges of treatment and recovery with his friends and family. Based on a true story, the film explores the humor and tragedy of coping with a life-threatening disease.
- (343K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Jonathan Levine
- 2011-09-30
50/50. A young radio journalist's life is turned upside by a diagnosis of cancer in this humorous and heartfelt film based on a true story. 2,237 IMDb 7.6 1 h 39 min 2011. X-Ray R.
- 99 min
Sep 29, 2011 · In 50/50, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a 27-year-old diagnosed with a rare form of cancer — and his character is allowed to be just irritable enough to make the inevitable sugar go down easy.
- Bob Mondello
Sep 30, 2011 · A good-hearted film about a difficult topic, 50/50 maneuvers between jokes and drama with surprising finesse. Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has always tried to take good care of his health ...
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- R
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Synopsis. Adam Learner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a 27-year-old journalist with an attractive girlfriend, Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard), of whom his best friend and co-worker Kyle (Seth Rogen) disapproves. Adam discovers he has a a rare cancer and must undergo chemotherapy. After Adam reveals his diagnosis, his overbearing mother, Diane ...
