Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- poignant
- irreverent
- gentle
- reflective evening
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the sensitive direction, generous spirit, and cast while noting that the memoir-based portrait can feel repetitive or sentimental.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Callahan develops a national following through edgy newspaper cartoons after entering treatment.
Callahan's paraplegia and cartooning are presented alongside his abrasive humor and difficult recovery.
Callahan reluctantly enters treatment with encouragement from Annu and sponsor Donny.
The story of Callahan's accident, alcoholism, treatment, and artistic emergence is presented as a life portrait adapted from his autobiography.
Films like Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, and why
The Sessions
shares a compassionate biographical drama approach, recovery themes, and emotionally restrained humor
My Left Foot
shares an art-centered portrait of disability, unconventional humor, and a poignant independent-film tone
28 Days
shares addiction recovery, redemptive friendship, and a warm but unsentimental dramatic register
Movie Details
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Release Date
- 2018-04-04
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (783)
Cast
- Joaquin Phoenix
- Jonah Hill
- Rooney Mara
- Jack Black
- Tony Greenhand
- Beth Ditto
- Mark Webber
- Ronnie Adrian
- Kim Gordon
- Udo Kier
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot about?
- A sharp-edged Portland cartoonist confronts alcoholism and paralysis by turning painful experience into an unexpected artistic lifeline.
- What is Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as mild.
- What did critics think of Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot?
- Critics broadly praised the sensitive direction, generous spirit, and cast while noting that the memoir-based portrait can feel repetitive or sentimental.
- Which films are like Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sessions, My Left Foot, and 28 Days.
- How long is Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot?
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot?
- In United States, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
