Somebody Up There Likes Me

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Somebody Up There Likes Me

2012

1h 15m

Comedy

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An ageless man-child (Keith Poulson) gets married, has a child and -- along with his best friend (Nick Offerman) -- watches his life fly by.

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Critics Consensus

Somebody Up There Likes Me proves there's still life left in the charmingly offbeat indie dramedy, largely thanks to the efforts of its immensely likable cast.

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Leah Churner

Austin Chronicle

Apr 5, 2013

4/5

Somebody is nihilistic, misanthropic, and weirdly relaxing. I've never seen anything like it.

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Mar 28, 2013

3/5

It's all kind of cute. Maybe a little too cute, but it does have a nice circle-of-life ending.

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Michael Atkinson

Time Out

Mar 26, 2013

2/5

The time-killing universe Byington has created makes sure we never forget how absurd he thinks the whole movie is. Fun for him, perhaps.

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

Apr 1, 2020

While I found the film cute at times, the pervading apathy of Somebody Up There Likes Me left me feeling a little disconnected.

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Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

Jul 13, 2013

B

It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but this mixture of magical realism and bittersweet absurdity benefits from a consistency of vision and a genuinely unusual storytelling approach.

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

Apr 14, 2013

7/10

An easy going family comedy featuring odd people who turn out to be just like us.

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Nov 6, 2020

A bit naive really but truly charming characters that gets you thinking on why the mess that they're all caught in is somewhat a manifestation on the choices they made. Clearly, the jokes are somewhat absurd but laughable with discrete goofiness to suffer well :)

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Nov 18, 2018

This film was almost good.

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Oct 18, 2015

Possibly the worst movie I have EVER seen. No actually after thinking about it, it IS the worst movie I have EVER seen. It is not funny and the plot makes no sense. Avoid at all costs.

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Jan 23, 2015

byington does a great job with this one -- looking forward to his future projects

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Oct 25, 2014

2X lost review always seems 2 happen when i got something good 2 say!!

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Oct 19, 2014

Unapologetically quirky good.

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Synopsis

An ageless man-child (Keith Poulson) gets married, has a child and -- along with his best friend (Nick Offerman) -- watches his life fly by.

Director: Bob Byington
Producer: Hans Graffunder, Nick Offerman
Screenwriter: Bob Byington
Production Co: Somebody the Movie LLC
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $83.8K
Runtime: 1h 15m

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