Stutz
Jonah Hill turns a candid conversation with his therapist into an intimate, inventive meditation on anxiety, vulnerability, and the practical work of mental health.
Overview
A candid exploration of mental health through the lens of therapy and personal struggle.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- sincere
- witty
- intimate
- reflective evening
- mental health awareness viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the documentary as a funny, emotionally affecting, and formally inventive portrait of therapeutic vulnerability and mental health practice.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jonah Hill films candid conversations with his own therapist, Phil Stutz, making their changing exchange the documentary's central structure.
The conversations are shaped through crafted presentation and editing, turning psychiatric concepts and personal disclosures into an intentionally designed cinematic encounter.
Hill's movie-promotion anxiety attacks and self-doubt complicate his visible identity as a successful actor and artist.
Stutz discusses active approaches to anxiety and mental health in direct, conversational terms intended to help people who may be hurting.
Films like Stutz, and why
The Work
intimate therapeutic conversations, candid self-disclosure, and emotionally direct documentary filmmaking
The Mind, Explained
celebrity-centered introspection, mental health themes, and a vulnerable first-person documentary approach
Dick Johnson Is Dead
reflective nonfiction portraiture focused on personal vulnerability, emotional healing, and conversational intimacy
Movie Details
- Director
- Jonah Hill
- Release Date
- 2022-11-13
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (223)
Cast
- Jonah Hill
- Phil Stutz
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Stutz about?
- Jonah Hill turns a candid conversation with his therapist into an intimate, inventive meditation on anxiety, vulnerability, and the practical work of mental health.
- What is Stutz like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stutz as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Stutz violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Stutz.
- What did critics think of Stutz?
- Critics broadly praised the documentary as a funny, emotionally affecting, and formally inventive portrait of therapeutic vulnerability and mental health practice.
- Which films are like Stutz?
- Films with a similar feel include The Work, The Mind, Explained, and Dick Johnson Is Dead.
- How long is Stutz?
- Stutz runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Stutz?
- In United States, Stutz streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
