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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 67/100. Scores higher than 82% of the 4,228 2010s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic67/100
227 audience votes
Key crew
- Chris KellyWriter
- Chris KellyDirector
- Julian WassOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jesse PlemonsDavid Mulcahey
- Molly ShannonJoanne Mulcahey
- Bradley WhitfordNorman Mulcahey
- Maude ApatowAlexandra Mulcahey
- Madisen BeatyRebeccah Mulcahey
- John EarlyGabe
- Zach WoodsPaul
- Josie TotahJustin
- June SquibbRuth-Anne
- Paul DooleyRonnie
- RettaNina
- Matt WalshSteve
Stills
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Themes
californiaalienationterminal illnessdysfunctional familyfamily relationshipsmisfitcancerdeathdyingdying motherlgbtsemi autobiographical