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50/50 is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Levine, written by Will Reiser, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Anjelica Huston. The film is loosely inspired by Reiser's own experience with cancer, with Rogen's character Kyle based on Rogen himself.
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
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.
Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a 27-year-old public radio journalist with an artist girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard), of whom his best friend and co-worker Kyle (Seth Rogen) disapproves. They all live in Seattle.
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. 2,240 IMDb 7.6 1 h 39 min 2011. X-Ray R. Comedy · Drama · Gentle · Sentimental. Free trial of Max, rent, or buy.
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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.