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Drama, Comedy  •  2024  •  106 min

I Used to Be Funny (2024)

I Used to Be Funny poster

I Used to Be Funny (2024)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Center
Diversity: Not Rated
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. As she fights to recover from her trauma and return to the stage, memories of her deep bond with Brooke rush back—making it impossible to ignore her disappearance.

Starring Cast

Rachel Sennott  •   Olga Petsa  •   Jason Jones

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Not Rated

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The film explores a young woman's struggle with unresolved trauma and mental health challenges, focusing on her personal journey to process grief and reclaim her identity. Its narrative centers on individual psychological recovery rather than promoting any specific political ideology.

Diversity: Not Rated

The film features a primarily traditional cast. An evaluation of the narrative's portrayal of traditional identities and DEI themes cannot be completed due to a lack of available information.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The film primarily focuses on individual trauma and healing, with family content serving as a backdrop rather than a central theme. It does not offer a clear endorsement or critique of specific family structures or values.

LGBTQ: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. An examination of the narrative and character arcs reveals no elements pertaining to transsexual identity or experiences, leading to a determination of no depiction.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

I Used to Be Funny is an original film. The characters portrayed are not adaptations of previously established figures from source material or historical records. Consequently, there are no instances of characters whose gender was canonically different being depicted with an altered gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

I Used to Be Funny (2024) is an original film production. There are no known pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or established characters from prior canon. Consequently, no characters in the film have undergone a race swap.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.4
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.4
Metacritic logo
7.4

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