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Only When I Laugh

Q: What does the AI analysis say about Only When I Laugh?

WatchMind AI scores Only When I Laugh as Comedy and Drama with funny tone and steady pacing (57% on TMDb). Use this AI analysis as a quick read on Only When I Laugh before you watch — trailer, TMDb reviews, and licensed streaming links on this page help you decide.

“It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.”

Released

1981-09-25

Rating

57%

Type

Movie

Runtime

2h 0m

ComedyDrama

AI Analysis

Only When I Laugh (1981) — AI movie analysis

WatchMind AI

WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Only When I Laugh (1981) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Drama with funny moods and steady pacing.

funny moodsteady pacingcasual background watchingfriendship

Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as friendship from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~120 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate Only When I Laugh 57% (21 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.

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TMDb audience score

57%

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Synopsis

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.

Quick facts

Type: Movie
Status: Released
Release date: 1981-09-25
Runtime: 2h 0m
TMDB rating: 5.7
TMDB ID: 42146

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Is there an official trailer for Only When I Laugh?

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What is Only When I Laugh about?

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 o... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.

Is there an AI analysis for Only When I Laugh?

Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.

How long is the movie Only When I Laugh?

The official runtime for Only When I Laugh is approximately 120 minutes.

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