The Comedy

The Comedy

NR 2012 · 93 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, Drama

Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.

Directed by Rick Alverson · Written by Rick Alverson

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