Additional information for It's Kind of a Funny Story, which has a domestic theatrical release set for October 8, 2010. The film is being distributed by Focus Features and has not yet been rated. It's Kind of a Funny Story has a total running time of 101 minutes.
PG-13
USA
PG-13
Malaysia
PG
Canada
12A
UK
12A
Ireland
PG
Singapore
15
South Korea
K-11
Finland
AL
Netherlands
6
Germany
13
Argentina
101min
É Uma Espécie de... Comédia
Portugal
5 giorni fuori
Italy
Calkiem zabawna historia
Poland
Komik Bir Hikaye
Turkey
Mia parea, ligo... koukou
Greece
Nyomás alatt
Hungary
Se Enlouquecer, Não Se Apaixone
Brazil
Una divertida historia
Argentina
Una historia casi divertida
Spain
Une drôle d'histoire
France
September , 2010
Canada
September 26, 2010
USA
October 08, 2010
Canada
October 08, 2010
USA
October 08, 2010
USA
January 07, 2011
Ireland
January 07, 2011
UK
July 14, 2011
Germany
July 21, 2011
Hungary
August 16, 2011
Netherlands
August 17, 2011
Argentina
October 05, 2011
Sweden
Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think.
After contemplating suicide by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge, 16-year-old Craig Gilner (Keir Gilchrist), decides to go to the hospital to seek help. Craig tells Dr. Mahmoud (Aasif Mandvi) that he needs immediate help to which Dr. Mahmoud registers Craig for a one week stay in the hospital's psychiatric floor.[2][3] At first, Craig is unsure if he made the right choice to stay, mostly due to the fact that his friends might find out when he misses school, especially Nia (Zoë Kravitz), his crush and the girlfriend to his best friend Aaron (Thomas Mann). Also, he is placed in the adult ward because there are too few teenage patients, and he understandbly feels uneasy and a bit scared being in the midst of so many adult psychotics.Craig is introduced to Bobby (Zach Galifianakis), an adult patient who claims he is only there on vacation, as he takes Craig under his wing. During a group discussion, Craig learns that Bobby is stressed about an upcoming interview in hopes of moving to a halfway house. When Bobby states that all he'll have to wear for the interview is the sweater he is currently wearing, Craig offers that Bobby could borrow one of his dad's dress shirts to wear, and Bobby accepts. Craig's kind offer to Bobby is witnessed by Noelle (Emma Roberts), another teenage patient who is in for self-mutilation. She is impressed by Craig and leaves him a note to meet with her that night. Later, Craig and Noelle attend a painting session for the patients. Craig paints a picture of an imaginary city map which he describes as like his own brain.Throughout his stay, Craig comes to a close bond with various patients on the floor including Bobby and Noelle. Bobby reveals to Craig that he is a father of a little girl and that he is actually in the ward for attempting to commit suicide six times. As Craig tries to help Bobby with his problems, Bobby, in return, helps Craig to gain the courage to ask out Noelle.One night, Nia stops by to visit Craig at the hospital, revealing that she and Aaron had broken up. Craig takes Nia back to his room where she tries to seduce him. However, the two are caught by Craig's roommate Muqtada (Bernard White), an old Egyptian man who has not left the room during his stay. As Nia runs out of the room, Criag chases her and calls out that he loves her, unaware that Noelle is standing behind him. Upset, Noelle storms off leaving behind a drawing of a self portrait that she planned on giving to Craig.Craig eventually wins Noelle's forgiveness, and the pair sneak out of the ward in scrubs and run around the hospital, ending up on the roof. There, Craig finally works up the courage to ask her on a date, and they kiss. On Craig's last night, he hosts a pizza party for the patients and helps Muqtada leave his room by playing Egyptian music for him to dance to. Craig also meets with Bobby, who got accepted into the home, and gives him a map of how Craig imagines Bobby's brain to be. Craig leaves the hospital the next morning not entirely cured, but with better aspirations to enjoy his life. He finally gains the courage to speak the truth to his father - which seems to be one of his main problems - perhaps the biggest problem. Dad wants Craig to be a big businessman, but Craig is more clearly cut out for the creative artistic life - painting and singing.
Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
Director(s)
Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
Ned Vizzini
Writer(s)
Patrick Baker
executive producer
Ben Browning
producer
Michael Maher
executive producer
Kevin Misher
producer
Peter Rawlinson
executive producer
Jeremy Kipp Walker
executive producer
Producer(s)
Broken Social Scene
Composer(s)
Craig
Keir Gilchrist
Alyssa (as Dana De Vestern)
Dana DeVestern
Lynn
Lauren Graham
George
Jim Gaffigan
Nurse Harper
Karen Chilton
Bobby
Zach Galifianakis
Dr. Mahmoud
Aasif Mandvi
Ronny
Jared Goldstein
Scuggs
Alan Aisenberg
Nia
Zoë Kravitz
Aaron
Thomas Mann
Smitty
Jeremy Davies
Monica / 'Under Pressure' Nurse #1
Rosalyn Coleman
Dr. Eden Minerva
Viola Davis
Jimmy
Lou Myers
Roger
MacIntyre Dixon
Noelle
Emma Roberts
Muqtada
Bernard White
The Professor
Novella Nelson
Humble
Matthew Maher
Becca
Molly Hager
Jennifer
Ato Blankson-Wood
Johnny
Adrian Martinez
Solomon
Daniel London
Science Geek
Caitlin Kinnunen
HS Director (as Stephen Scott Scarpulla)
Stephen Scarpulla
HS Do-Gooder
Jee Young Han
Mr. Reynolds
Leo Allen
Joanie
Morgan Murphy
Little Craig
Billy McFadden
HS Teacher (as Susan J. Blommaert)
Susan Blommaert
Bobby's Ex
Mary Birdsong
Acid Head
Ethan Herschenfeld
Neil
Ben Folstein
Under Pressure Nurse #2
Kenya Brome
Under Pressure Nurse #3
Delia Reed
Charlie Custodian
Stewart Steinberg
Veronica (uncredited)
Ariana Altman
Acid Trip Rollerblader (uncredited)
Steve Antonucci
Psychiatric Patient (uncredited)
Kevin Cannon
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
Ryan Fleck
Director(s)
Ryan Fleck
Ned Vizzini
Writer(s)
executive producer
Ben Browning
producer
Michael Maher
executive producer
Kevin Misher
producer
Peter Rawlinson
executive producer
Jeremy Kipp Walker
executive producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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