50/50 (2011)

Name: 50/50 (2011)
Director: Jonathan Levine
Released: 2011-09-30
Duration: 100 min

Aychamo BanBan · Jun 7, 2020

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Title: 50/50 (2011)

Tagline: It takes a pair to beat the odds

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Jonathan Levine

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, Serge Houde, Andrew Airlie, Sugar Lyn Beard, Matt Frewer, Philip Baker Hall, Donna Yamamoto, Yee Jee Tso, Sarah Smyth, Peter Kelamis, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Daniel Bacon, P. Lynn Johnson, Laura Bertram, Matty Finochio, Marie Avgeropoulos, Luisa D'Oliveira, Veena Sood, Andrea Brooks, Beatrice King, Chilton Crane, Lauren Miller, Jason Vaisvila, Brent Sheppard, Stephanie Belding, Ryan W. Smith, William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart, Amitai Marmorstein, Will Reiser, Christopher De-Schuster, Stephen Colbert, Tom MacNeill, Cameron K. Smith, D.C. Douglas

Release: 2011-09-30

Runtime: 100

Plot: 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.

Aychamo BanBan · Jun 7, 2020

I just wanted to highly recommend this movie. This is a plot and character driven movie that features Adam, our protagonist, who discovers he has a rare form of spinal cancer and undergoes the grueling oncology / chemotherapy / surgical process. It's extremely well done with multiple characters that he meets along the way. They do a great job with a doctor who has the typical poor bedside manner, complete with no eye contact and inability to explain medical terminology (shwanoma neurofibrosarcoma). It demonstrates Adam going through multiple stages of grief and also oscillations of his feelings. He experience trouble with his family, best friend, and girlfriend. I don't want to spoil anything so I'll stop here, but I just wanted to highly recommend this film. Expertly acted, good plot, great story, and some heart breaking things (the scene before he goes to surgery.)