8.2 Score

2011 • 1h 40min • R • Comedy, Drama

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"It takes a pair to beat the odds."

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

IMDb 7.6

RT 93%

MC 72

Director

Jonathan Levine

Writer

Will Reiser

Composer

Michael Giacchino

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Adam Lerner

Seth Rogen

Kyle Hirons

Anna Kendrick

Katherine McKay

Bryce Dallas Howard

Rachael

Anjelica Huston

Diane Lerner

Serge Houde

Richard Lerner

Philip Baker Hall

Alan

Matt Frewer

Mitch

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