Humor Me
The life of Nate Kroll has been changed as he was about to finish a new play when his wife left him, taking their son, to find himself lonely and depressed. He goes to his eccentric father, Bob, who finds him a new job in which he helps the elders put on a new play.
20 September 1931, New York City, New York, USA
8 December 1979, Staten Island, New York, USA
31 December 1985, New York, New York, USA
26 February 1948, The Bronx, New York, USA
25 April 1947
29 August 1938, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
2 October 1968, Chicago, Illinois, USA
January 22, 2018
There is no punchline to this joke, just a great big question mark. Because it's confounding that anyone is still writing a movie like Humor Me, let alone wrangling uber-talented superstars like Clement and Gould into starring in it.
January 12, 2018
The execution of the material appears to be just a bit too lacking to serve the purpose of a full-length film.
January 12, 2018
The kind of lame, unimaginative comedy that constantly takes cheap shots at elderly characters, and then turns on a dime and begs you to see the humanity in them.
January 10, 2018
Innocuous, dated father-son comedy that manages against all odds to be mildly appealing.
January 10, 2018
Clement channels his wry hangdog humor into a slightly more grounded performance than he often gives. His charm and absurdist tendencies help elevate Nate from a potentially self-centered man-child to a lost soul who is genuinely compelling.
January 13, 2018
"Humor Me" manages to earn its audience's indulgence, if never its full affection.
June 20, 2017
Performances are this movie's strong suit. Gould could use some better material, but he sketches his character deftly and demonstrates his professional savvy.
January 11, 2018
The movie never gets too deep, which is half of its charm. The other half involves the low-key comic performances by a stellar cast ...
January 12, 2018
There's no shortage of movies about male sad-sacks who are stuck in a rut, but this one, though predictable, is mildly funny and warmly likable thanks to fine casting and sympathetic performances.
January 10, 2018
Your parents would likely love it.
January 18, 2018
"Humor Me" will humor you - and then some.
January 10, 2018
Hoffman secures success with the pairing of leads Clement and Gould, who pull off an itchy family dynamic with terrific timing, bringing heart and laughs to "Humor Me."
