Only When I Laugh (1981)
Directed by Glenn Jordan · 120 min · Comedy, Drama
17.4 TOPICAL score · #4,785 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
Only When I Laugh (1981, directed by Glenn Jordan) has a TOPICAL score of 17.4 - ranked 4,785 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 63% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.7/10 (22 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages.
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- Critics63% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.7/10 (22 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages
- Still read4,998 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Marsha Mason (actor #1,227), Kristy McNichol, James Coco, Joan Hackett