Comedy

Humor Me

Comedy

With an interminable case of writer's block and a personal family crisis, playwright Nate is forced to move into his father's retirement community.

Year

2018

Duration

1h 33m

IMDb

6.1

Trailer

Cast

Sam Hoffman

Director

Joey Slotnick

Zimmerman

Bernie McInerney

Doctor

Elliott Gould

Bob

Tibor Feldman

Ed

Mike Hodge

Alan

Ray Iannicelli

Marv

Jemaine Clement

Nate

Haley Rawson

Younger Actress

Bebe Neuwirth

CC Rudin

Marcy McGuigan

Older Actress

Maria Dizzia

Nirit

CL

Cade Lappin

Gabe

Erich Bergen

Randy

Kristin McGee

Kim

Makia Martin

Guard

MP

Maxine Prescott

Golf Cart Lady

Ingrid Michaelson

Allison

Priscilla Lopez

Connie

Sam Hoffman

Writer

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Comments

10 comments

DJZinhleMay 29, 2023

source: Humor Me

Mahi GebreNov 22, 2022

If this movie was a dinner plate, I'd throw it against the wall and watch it smash into a million small pieces. This is a disgusting attempt at a movie, it feels like a vanity project for some rich kosher pretenders. It also panders very hard at the start, I could barely stomach 10 minutes. They forced Jermaine Clement to fake an American accent, ugh! WHY!? I love understated movies, I love JC, but this movie is so awful... some movie makers are far too rich and comfortable, they completely lose touch with the real world - I can't see many people enjoying this, it's utter garbage, it's a mistake, or business venture that went wrong, or a tax write-off.

LuzetteLuzette1Nov 22, 2022

What a great film this is. Full of really silly jokes, magnificent acting. Not a CGI special effect in sight. It has a quiet gentle pace that has real 'laugh out loud' moments. It says a lot about Hollywood when they promote garbage then slip this one out with so much as a advertisement. It's a great film, full of warmth, humour, family values and a really unique story behind it. I thought 'The Mikado' scene was priceless and I loved the way Father and Son found how similar they truly were (not to give anything away). It's a masterpiece of acting and story telling, go see it, it will make you laugh and cry at the same time.

🥀Oumaima_zarrouq🥀Nov 22, 2022

You can't really go wrong with this movie if you like Jemaine Clement. I like everything he's ever been in and after watching Humor Me it remains the same. He lost his kiwi accent for this movie though, don't know why he did that, don't really get it either. If you're from New-Zealand you have an accent and that makes your charm. That said he should just speak like he always does. Humor Me is full of subtle jokes, Jemaine Clement's facial expressions, it all brought a smile on my face for the entire movie, what else could I ask for when watching a comedy? Easy and entertaining story, good acting, a recipe for a good evening of cinema.

Alfu Jagne NarrNov 22, 2022

This appeared as if it was all based on an improvised script where old, out of work actors gave their time for free and a chance to get on the screen one more time. There is little to recommend it.

@kunleafodNov 22, 2022

Watchable, if you like Jemaine Clement. Even if it's one of his more uncommonly sensible characters, much like his role in People Places Things (2015). A drama-free lighthearted little movie.

Mais1234 AlreamNov 22, 2022

Thats all i really have to say. it just bugs me when good movies dont even credit the lead actors.

{Kushal💖 LuiteL}Nov 22, 2022

The overwhelming sense I got while watching this movie was that I was observing real people and not actors. The ensemble cast really clicks in their actions with one another, and even though Elliott Gould's celebrity intrudes every now and then, even he looked like he belonged with this often times dysfunctional group of characters. The principal dynamic in the story involves Nate Kroll's (Jemaine Clement) relationship with his father (Gould), and how Nate stumbles through the tail end of his four year writer's block and a recently failed marriage. For his part, Bob Kroll relies on a consistent stream of never ending jokes to lighten the burden of his wife's passing, along with a heart condition that turns frighteningly real, eventually leading to a favorable reconciliation with his older son. I found it kind of interesting that the rental locker that Bob used to store his early family mementos was numbered '808', because if you spotted it quickly, it looked like that was spelling out his name in capitals. Just another little quirk among all the other quirks Nate encountered on his little side trip to the Cranberry Bog retirement community. It's not unusual for me to come across a movie I never heard of before, and was kind of shocked to read on this site that the film only grossed around forty grand when it was released. Granted it's not an awards contender by any means, but I do think it deserves a wider audience, especially among IMDb viewers who might nudge it's rating up a notch. Maybe a little word of mouth could move it in the right direction, as Nate Kroll's words would have suggested when he remarked to his departing wife, "Quality work takes time".

Chiraz BoutefnouchétNov 22, 2022

Jermaine Clements is such a clever comedian and seeing him with Elliot Gould just shows this even mire. He certainly held his own with one if the greats. Annie Potts once again shows her talent. I loved this movie.

Cherie MundowNov 22, 2022

This movie is a lovely tale about a man who finds new meaning at a low point in his life when he's forced to move in with his widowed father, who now lives in a retirement community. The casting is fantastic, it's full of "dad" jokes which people will either love or hate, and it has a lot of heart.