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Directed by | Jonathan Levine |
Written by | Will Reiser |
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Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
Edited by | Zene Baker |
Music by | Michael Giacchino |
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Running time | 100 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $8 million[3][4] |
Box office | $41.1 million[4] |
50/50 is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Levine, written by Will Reiser, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Anjelica Huston. The film is loosely inspired by Reiser's own experience with cancer, with Rogen's character Kyle based on Rogen himself. It was filmed from February to March 2010.
50/50 was released on September 30, 2011, and grossed $41 million. It received positive reviews, with particular praise for Gordon-Levitt's performance and Reiser's screenplay.[5] At the Golden Globe Awards, the film was nominated for the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, as well as a Best Actor nomination for Gordon-Levitt.