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Lousy Carter

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In LOUSY CARTER, David Krumholtz (OPPENHEIMER) stars as a ne'er-do-well literature professor adrift on a soulless college campus who learns he only has six months to live. With the clock ticking, will he change his ways? Probably not.
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Christian Zilko IndieWire Mar 29, 2024
C
Lousy Carter might be a reminder that middle age is filled with monotony and unsolvable problems, but that doesn’t mean our movies have to be. Go to Full Review
Clint Worthington RogerEbert.com Mar 29, 2024
2.5/4
It’s a terrific performance, one that speaks volumes even as it explores the acute limits of Lousy’s emotional intelligence. Go to Full Review
Amy Nicholson New York Times Mar 28, 2024
Turn the concept of a laugh-out-loud comedy inside-out and you’ll have a feel for Byington’s sense of humor: a sustained cruel hum, the room tone of a crypt. Go to Full Review
Calum Cooper The People's Movies Jul 19, 2024
1/5
Lousy Carter earns its title. It’s a cynical, depressing outing that, like its anti-hero protagonist, fundamentally lacks self-awareness. Go to Full Review
Ray Pride Newcity Jul 4, 2024
8/10
David Krumholtz excels in Austin auteur Bob Byington’s <i>Lousy Carter</i>... it’s a termite treasure that still tickles plenty with another stellar Byington male worm, ideally embodied by the underrated Krumhol Go to Full Review
Connor Lightbody Loud and Clear Reviews Jul 4, 2024
1/5
the character is so frustratingly morose that none of the comedic beats, all of which are played in the same parched way, land Go to Full Review
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Not W @RT12206551 Sep 7, 2025 I think the movie is making fun of academia. I disagree with it being about middle-age since it addresses the main character and his friends, but also his mother and student. I feel they are all overly educated, self-centered, share a victim mentality, and do nothing productive or helpful to society. I think the old high school buddy represents the common man whom the main character looks down upon and ignores. I liked the movie, I found it funny, but never laughed. See more Cali C @RT23455853 Nov 30, 2024 Very Louie Cki-sh humor. Nuff said. See more Alec B @Alec97 Sep 7, 2024 Krumholtz is great and I think the movie has the right sardonic tone. I'm not sure if the ending is earned but at least it's an interesting swing for the fences. See more Juan Manuel D @RT33423403 Aug 30, 2024 For decades, Bob Byington's cinema has been a comedy that, with its man-children (here the glory partly belongs to David Krumholtz), plays with language like no one else. The universality of the formula ("a pathetic being discovers he has only months to live") serves as an excuse for his absurd ping-pong, showcasing his verbal sparring, which isn't about speed but about exposing the world (both the cinematic one and the other) through his surgical and absurd deadpan. Where Byington strikes, like good termite comedy, he reveals the flaws of an increasingly pathetic American cinema, one that is becoming more fossilized in the eyes of those who watch, buy, and program it. See more Munkhchimeg T @RT64187897 Aug 15, 2024 Wow, very crucial movie that has a good point. Memorable and thoughtful movie See more Bahad j @RT27093708 Aug 15, 2024 I felt like the characters in this movie could feel the happiness and difficulties that they faced in real life. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In LOUSY CARTER, David Krumholtz (OPPENHEIMER) stars as a ne'er-do-well literature professor adrift on a soulless college campus who learns he only has six months to live. With the clock ticking, will he change his ways? Probably not.
Director
Bob Byington
Producer
Bob Byington, Chris McKenna
Screenwriter
Bob Byington
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Americano Brutto
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 29, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.2K
Runtime
1h 16m
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