Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
50/50
Directed by
Jonathan Levine
Produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, and Ben Karlin
Written by Will Reiser
Produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, and Ben Karlin
Written by Will Reiser
With:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, Serge Houde, Andrew Airlie, Matt Frewer, Philip Baker Hall, and Will Reiser
Cinematography:
Terry Stacey
Editing: Zene Baker
Music: Michael Giacchino
Editing: Zene Baker
Music: Michael Giacchino
Runtime:
100 min
Release Date: 30 September 2011
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 30 September 2011
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
This principally true story about friendship and finding humor in illness is a thoughtful, if thin, film. Will Reiser’s script, based on his own experiences as a cancer survivor and slacker youth, mixes the old “illness genre” with the modern “bromance”. The result is decent. Not hilariously funny or deeply moving, but it does have some new and interesting things to say about illness, and what it’s like to be struck with something as major as cancer at such a young age.