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Sep 28, 2011 · "50/50" isn't completely true to life, but the more you know about cancer, the less you want it to be. Like another recent feel-good film about the disease, Gus Van Sant's "Restless," it creates a comforting myth. That's one of the things movies are good for.
John C 50/50 is about a man, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who discovers he has cancer and only has a 50/50 chance of surviving. The fact that his best friend, played by Seth Rogen, takes a prevalent...
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- Jonathan Levine
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- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
50/50 is a comedy with compassion, a distant cousin to the prevalent bromances that rarely treat the support men give each other in times of real danger. Usually it's vacuous women who supply that danger and significant support. Hooray for the men this time. 99 out of 115 found this helpful.
Sep 30, 2011 · 50/50: Directed by Jonathan Levine. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard. Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Jonathan Levine
- 2011-09-30
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. With an optimism that isn’t shrouded by a layer of saccharine artificiality, Levine’s film takes us through Adam’s...
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.
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Between his overbearing mum (Anjelica Huston), slightly obnoxious but good-hearted bestie (Seth Rogen), self-help groups, and his therapist (played by Anna Kendrick), he struggles to find a way of acquiescing to his 50/50 chance of survival.
