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MASTER SCORE 51.5 / 100
2023·Comedy / Drama / Mystery·1h 45m

I USED TO BE FUNNY

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. The story unfolds between the present—where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and return to the stage—and the past, where memories of Brooke make it increasingly difficult to ignore her disappearance.

Above the Line
Ally Pankiw·DirectorAlly Pankiw·WriterNina Djacic·Director of PhotographyAmes Bessada·Original Music ComposerCurt Lobb·Editor
Cast
Rachel Sennott·Sam CowellOlga Petsa·Brooke RennerJason Jones·Cameron RennerSabrina Jalees·PaigeCaleb Hearon·PhilipEnnis Esmer·NoahDani Kind·JillHoodo Hersi·ZaraDan Beirne·TimStephen Alexander·Nathan
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Ally Pankiw·DirectorAbigail Thorpe·Second Assistant DirectorEmma Jean Sutherland·First Assistant DirectorCaitlin Russell·Third Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Ally Pankiw·Writer
Camera· 2
Nina Djacic·Director of PhotographyCameron Gonsalves·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Curt Lobb·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Ames Bessada·Original Music ComposerLucas Roveda·Sound Re-Recording MixerJohn Bradshaw·Sound MixerSteve Moore·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 7
Tremé Manning-Céré·Art DirectionCiara Vernon·Production DesignCourtney Mitchell·Costume DesignElizabeth Kennedy·Set DecorationAndi Clifford·Makeup Department HeadAnna Viksne·Assistant Costume DesignerSabrina Rincon·Set Dresser
Production· 10
James Weyman·ProducerPaul Barkin·Executive ProducerBreann Smordin·ProducerJason Aita·ProducerAlly Pankiw·Executive ProducerJordan Nahmias·Executive ProducerMark Gingras·Executive ProducerJudy Holm·Executive ProducerLi-Wei Chu·Executive ProducerJonathan Oliveira·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Andi Clifford·Hair Department Head
By the Numbers
51.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$160K
ROI -92%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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