# Funny People (2009)

> A celebrated comedian facing terminal illness hires a struggling younger comic, turning a professional arrangement into an unlikely reckoning with friendship and mortality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12552

## Facts

- Runtime: 146 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Judd Apatow
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, RZA
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: raunchy, witty, melancholic, comedies with emotional depth, late night viewing

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