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Funny Pages

  • 2022
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.3K
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Daniel Zolghadri in Funny Pages (2022)
A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.
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A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.

  • Director
    • Owen Kline
  • Writer
    • Owen Kline
  • Stars
    • Daniel Zolghadri
    • Matthew Maher
    • Miles Emanuel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    4.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Owen Kline
    • Writer
      • Owen Kline
    • Stars
      • Daniel Zolghadri
      • Matthew Maher
      • Miles Emanuel
    • 37User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Daniel Zolghadri
    Daniel Zolghadri
    • Robert Bleichner
    Matthew Maher
    Matthew Maher
    • Wallace Shearer
    Miles Emanuel
    • Miles
    Maria Dizzia
    Maria Dizzia
    • Jennifer
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Lewis
    Stephen Adly Guirgis
    Stephen Adly Guirgis
    • Mr. Katano
    Marcia DeBonis
    Marcia DeBonis
    • Cheryl
    Michael Townsend Wright
    Michael Townsend Wright
    • Barry
    Cleveland Thomas Jr.
    • Steven
    Rob M. Anderson
    • Comic Shop Clerk
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • Grandfather
    Tony Hassini
    • Richard
    Andy Milonakis
    Andy Milonakis
    • George
    Mitchell Wenig
    • Jared
    Sylvia Michael Martinez
    • Pharmacist
    Shane Fleming
    Shane Fleming
    • Gabe
    Peter Lucibello
    • Santa
    Constance Shulman
    Constance Shulman
    • Mrs. Ochs
    • Director
      • Owen Kline
    • Writer
      • Owen Kline
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    4foxtografo

    Potential wasted by a poor script

    I totally appreciate the bizarre vibe and humour.

    I was chuckling every time a new character appeared (nothing worth a loud laugh though..).

    Unfortunately, besides a couple good scenes, there's nothing else than a collection of really freaky looking and acting people, that don't have much to do throughout the movie.

    The beginning makes the viewer think that the main character will be fighting hard to get what he wants, which is very clear, but he only goes around not doing much to achieve his goal, chasing an absolutely obnoxious character who never get what he deserves.

    The ending is so bland and anticlimactic that I couldn't help but feeling that this was a complete waste of a chance as a movie.

    The cinematography adds to the retro vibe, but it's nothing new and it doesn't help to redeem the lack of an actual story.

    There are a few interesting scenes, but the weirdness of characters push too much to the side of boredom more than entertaining, funny awkwardness.

    Wouldn't recommend it.
    3fciocca

    What was even the point of this movie?

    "Funny Pages" is a movie about a boy that decides to leave school, in order to chase his dream to become a professional comic book artist. The trailer is very misleading: I thought that this was going to be some sort of coming of age comedy, with a nice plot. Nothing really happens in one hour and a half: there is no character development, no story evolution and no interesting or useful messages. Some scenes are just messy and poorly directed and the story does not make any sense. The ending is so disruptive and I wondered what was even the point of this film. I could not empathize with the protagonist that for the whole time was just behaving like a spoiled brat, I really hated him. Acting was sloppy, not even Josh Pais, who took part in important projects such as "The Joker ", could not save this mess. Out of this experience, I just understood that the director deeply hates the world of comics. He painted all the fans of this media like losers that do not have any ambition in life. I don't know the comic book industry well, but I am pretty sure that there are many talented and successful artists that have brilliant careers. This stereotypification of the nerd culture is old and pretty annoying. There is not one single person that is normal in this film, they are all social misfits.

    I appreciate the fact that A24 is giving the chance to beginner directors to show their work to the world, but I think that there should be a better quality check when they decide to distribute something, because honestly it is becoming harder and harder to justify these awful releases.
    6imseeg

    Not laugh out loud funny, but kinda amusing. Lacking spark and punch though...

    A coming of age story about a rebellious teenager who hates his parents for wanting him to go to college and be serious about his studies, when all he wants is draw cartoons and become an artist.

    A lot of nerds. A lot of whining parents. And a lot of frustration suffered by teenagers. We have seen it all before. Is it any good?

    The good; I must say that this is an honest movie with true to life characters. It'll do as a nice coming of age portrait, BUT...

    The bad: this is not a new teenager classic, because it is lacking spark and punch and the actor's aint particularly great.

    Not bad, not great either....
    7TheAnimalMother

    As A Dark Comedy, It Works

    Funny Pages is the feature film directorial debut of Owen Kline, son of Hollywood royalty, Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. The film is somewhat unique for sure, though I definitely don't see it appealing to nearly everyone. Nonetheless, at the very least, this debut does really show signs of great potential for this young director with talented roots. There really are some great things about this film. I'm already looking forward to his next projects. I certainly encourage all true film lovers to at least check this out.

    I'm not sure I feel that this is a coming of age story really, as many seem to say it is. Only slightly. To me, it was basically a dark comedy all the way, and as such, it actually finally ends up working quite well by the end. Though I'd say it does take a while before the film has enough, to really say that it's a good film. I found some of the film fairly dull, definitely, as much of the more intricate aspects of the main character I found pretty uninteresting. Yet at the same time, this aspect and depth actually sets the character and film up for what to me really was a pretty hilarious ending, or the climax just before the ending, anyhow. All in all, I have to say the film is somewhat brilliant, but also extremely off beat and darkly comedic for certain. But laugh out loud dark comedy in at least a couple spots. Near the very end of the film, I literally had a hard time stopping my laughter.

    This will divide audiences, but most critics appreciated it, and quite a few loved it. This is certainly not for overly sensitive viewers. I couldn't watch this film many times, but I could see myself enjoying it again in a few years for sure, and I think that it's the kind of film I may appreciate even a little more the 2nd time. However, as said, it's not the kind of film I'd watch many times, or again anytime too soon. I think a good rest, and then a re-watch will do it best. That's just the kind of film it is to me.

    I must say I really don't fully agree with the plot summary here on IMDb. For me the plot is more like this...

    A somewhat confused, young and creative comic book fan and amateur artist, decides to get close to an odd and overreactive man, that once worked for a comic book production company.

    From this point of view, the film is a pretty good dark comedy. From the point of view of the main character coming of age and finding or searching for soul, is really not what I see here. Nor does the film work all that well in this regard. There really isn't much soul in the film at all, other than to laugh at the ridiculousness that life can throw at people, and/or to laugh at the oddness of human life.

    Although it took a while before I appreciated the film much, it really did leave me smiling, and acknowledging that it certainly has its own unique charm. That charm however is not exactly warm, but rather a somewhat darkly funny, but also quite relatable to real life kind of charm. The characters here do feel quite real, as funny as they sometimes are. To me, that really helped the film come together and work in the end.

    7.5/10.
    DominosthroughAgrate

    You can always visit

    In the early 2000's when I was the same age as the protagonist in the film, the world of underground comic books was a universe I loved dipping my toes into. The grot, the beauty and the ugliness of Weirdo magazine and Bagge, Clowes, Pekar and Crumb. It's an enchanting scene, full of strange curmudgeons, men who smell and collect jazz records. I used to love going to a now defunct "comic-mart" convention, marvelling at the stench of body odour, the lack of civility and obsessed desperation of the men that permeated these events, despite being the privileged youth who went back home afterwards to a clean, household of love and affection. To say this film resonated with me is an understatement.

    At times hilarious and ridiculously niche, a really interesting little film that makes me excited to see what Owen will create next.

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      Owen Kline specifically wrote the part of Robert's best friend Miles with Miles Emanuel in mind. Kline first met Emanuel at a video store at which Kline was working. Emanuel was 11 years old at the time, and was renting a copy of Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf (1968).
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    • Release date
      • August 26, 2022 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
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    • Filming locations
      • Yonkers, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Elara Pictures
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      • 1h 26m(86 min)
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      • 1.85 : 1

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