Overview
A heartfelt journey through the laughter and pain of a young comedian's life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- warm
- wistful
- witty
- reflective evening
- family movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Young Hans-Peter repeatedly turns mimicry, pageantry, and improvised entertainment into protection against repeated deaths and emotional pain.
Hans-Peter is captivated by carnival spectacle and practices entertaining at home years before professional recognition.
The adult comedian's retrospective account presents his youth as the emotional source of his distinctive humor.
Hans-Peter's poor family alternates between his grandparents' farms, making the extended family and countryside central to his childhood.
Films like All About Me, and why
Jojo Rabbit
warm, nostalgic coming-of-age drama centered on family hardship and a child's imaginative resilience
The Cider House Rules
bittersweet childhood perspective, eccentric family dynamics, and humor used to survive painful circumstances
Cinema Paradiso
tender autobiographical storytelling about youthful performance, family memory, and emotional loss
Billy Elliot
poignant family drama balancing grief with comic observation and an emerging creative identity
Movie Details
- Director
- Caroline Link
- Release Date
- 2018-12-25
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (205)
Cast
- Julius Weckauf
- Luise Heyer
- Sönke Möhring
- Hedi Kriegeskotte
- Joachim Król
- Ursula Werner
- Rudolf Kowalski
- Maren Kroymann
- Diana Amft
- Elena Uhlig
Common questions
- What is All About Me about?
- A mischievous boy transforms rural hardship and family grief into the first acts of a lifelong comic vocation.
- What is All About Me like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All About Me as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is All About Me violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in All About Me.
- Which films are like All About Me?
- Films with a similar feel include Jojo Rabbit, The Cider House Rules, Cinema Paradiso, and Billy Elliot.
- How long is All About Me?
- All About Me runs 100 minutes.
