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Synopsis
Twelve-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born, Maestro) returns to the director’s chair with the heartfelt, funny and grounded dramedy IS THIS THING ON?. Acclaimed actor-comedian Will Arnett (who also cowrote the film with Cooper) shines under the spotlight in a rare dramatic turn alongside a superb showing from Oscar winner Laura Dern. As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Arnett) seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess (Dern) confronts the sacrifices she made for their family — forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form. Premiering to strong buzz at the New York Film Festival, the film continues Cooper’s run of incisive, mature dramas, showcasing his gift for drawing humour and humanity from the most intimate corners of life. Anchored by deeply honest performances and remarkable on-screen chemistry from Arnett and Dern, the film stands as a reminder that embracing the absurdities of marriage with candour and humour can make the messiness meaningful.
Twelve-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born, Maestro) returns to the director’s chair with the heartfelt, funny and grounded dramedy IS THIS THING ON?. Acclaimed actor-comedian Will Arnett (who also cowrote the film with Cooper) shines under the spotlight in a rare dramatic turn alongside a superb showing from Oscar winner Laura Dern. As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Arnett) seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess (Dern) confronts the sacrifices she made for their family — forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form. Premiering to strong buzz at the New York Film Festival, the film continues Cooper’s run of incisive, mature dramas, showcasing his gift for drawing humour and humanity from the most intimate corners of life. Anchored by deeply honest performances and remarkable on-screen chemistry from Arnett and Dern, the film stands as a reminder that embracing the absurdities of marriage with candour and humour can make the messiness meaningful.
Reviews
“Laura Dern and Will Arnett play a divorcing couple in this hilarious five-star film.”
— The Times (UK)
“The alchemical collision of the actors, the style, and the real-life settings result in a film so attentive to fluctuations in the characters’ emotions that watching them exist is exciting.”
— RogerEbert.com
“A modestly scaled but enormously affecting new picture directed by Bradley Cooper.”
— The New Yorker
“Bradley Cooper’s comedy of comedians is a charmer.”
— The Guardian
“After A Star is Born and Maestro, this is proof that a Cooper film can be loose, funny and a good deal less grandiose than those – and that he’s capable of getting a superb performance from another male lead, while taking a back seat himself.”
— Daily Telegraph (UK)