If you loved Half Nelson, try It's Kind of a Funny Story
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Ryan Fleck, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Half Nelson, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What It's Kind of a Funny Story is
New York City, fall, a hospital admissions desk. A teenage boy among adults, a psychiatric ward, a fresh diagnosis. This comedy finds its footing in unlikely places.
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