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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Play trailer Poster for Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You 2011,  1h 35m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 9% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 36% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
9% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A vulnerable teenager develops a deep perception of the world and has no idea how to live in it.

Critics Reviews

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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Oct 8, 2012
This cliche-ridden coming of age story is as painfully awkward as its troubled teen protagonist. Go to Full Review
Neil Genzlinger New York Times Oct 4, 2012
0.5/5
Several kinds of excruciating. Go to Full Review
Joe Neumaier New York Daily News Oct 4, 2012
1/5
His pain may be useful to James someday, but to viewers, it's annoying right here and now. Go to Full Review
S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media Oct 24, 2012
1/5
Listless coming-of-age drama about teen's ho-hum "problems." Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Oct 8, 2012
The film takes itself too seriously while it tackles familiar territory. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Oct 4, 2012
D+
It's not exactly a trainwreck of a movie, but Someday This Pain is so void of depth and meaning, it often resembles a parody of the bruised teen subgenre. Go to Full Review
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Jun 26, 2018 I think I'm one of the few people who liked this film. I didn't love it though and it's an adaptation of a good book wasted. The producer is accountable I imagine. The lighting has the contrast and inconsistency of a student grad film. The grading struggles to keep up with the dodgy lighting. The edit leaves unnatural breaths between actors lines making conversations sound weird and stilted. What saves this film from complete disaster is a ensemble of excellent performances. The cast were great and were let down by the production. See more
Hermione S Sep 16, 2017 Cossetted emptiness.
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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

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Cast & Crew

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Roberto Faenza

Director

Marcia Gay Harden

Marjorie Dunfour

Lucy Liu

Life Coach

Stephen Lang

Barry Rogers

Deborah Ann Woll

Gillian Sveck

Ellen Burstyn

Nanette

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Movie Info

Synopsis A vulnerable teenager develops a deep perception of the world and has no idea how to live in it.
Director
Roberto Faenza
Screenwriter
Roberto Faenza, Dahlia Heyman
Production Co
RAI Cinema
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 6, 2013
Runtime
1h 35m
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