Film

50/50 2011

Directed by Jonathan Levine

  • Comedy, Drama
  • 100 min
  • R

It takes a pair to beat the odds.

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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Character

Contemporary, spare, classical in form and intimate.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • sparerichly built
  • classical in formformally daring
  • intimateepic
  • character-ledplot-driven

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 33The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 22The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 11The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

19 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters.

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