SummaryJames has a deep appreciation for the world and no idea how to live in it. Living in New York City, the child of divorced parents who may be better served examining their own lives, James rejects all the assumptions that govern the adult world around him, including the expectation that he will go college in the Fall. Grappling with his future, hi... Read More
Directed By:Roberto Faenza
Written By:Peter Cameron, Roberto Faenza, Dahlia Heyman
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
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Oct 3, 2012
33
Not only doesn't achieve empathy for the minor plights of its human noodle of a hero Toby Regbo, it might actually make audiences understand the urge to bully.
Oct 4, 2012
30
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You, a film based on Peter Cameron's novel, is several kinds of excruciating.
Oct 2, 2012
30
These 2-D characters might as well be wearing T-shirts that say things like "Predatory College Professor" and "Self-Obsessed Father" on them.
Oct 6, 2012
16
We strongly insist that any pain you experience while watching this movie will never be useful, anytime or anyplace.
Oct 3, 2012
12
Roberto Faenza shoots his Manhattan-set action with a glossiness that's as bland as the soundtrack ballads.
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Production Company:
- Jean Vigo Italia
- Rai Cinema
- Four of a Kind Productions
- The 7th Floor
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)
- Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
- Rose Pictures
Release Date:Oct 5, 2012
Duration:1 h 35 m
Awards
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, Italy
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Ciak Awards
• 1 Nomination
