Somebody Up There Likes Me (2013)

5.2 ? Jan 22, 2013 1h 16m

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Overview

Thirty-five years in the life of Max, his best friend Sal and a woman they both adore, Lyla. The trio stumble through mandatory but seemingly unfulfilling entanglements, at weddings, funerals, hospitals, eateries, divorce courts and the tool shed. A deadpan fable about time sneaking up on and swerving right around us.

Overview

Genres

Comedy Romance

Release Date

January 22, 2013

Rating

5.2 /10

Runtime

1h 16m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Nick Offerman

Sal

Keith Poulson

Max

Jess Weixler

Lyla

Stephanie Hunt

Clarissa

Kevin Corrigan

Memorial Man

Megan Mullally

Therapist

Kate Lyn Sheil

Ex-wife

Tabyana Ali

Girl at the Birthday Party (as Tabyana Ford)

Marshall Bell

Lyla's Father

Jonathan Togo

Adult Lyle

Anna Margaret Hollyman

Paula

Alex Ross Perry

Pizza Customer #1

Andrew Bujalski

Ambulance Screen Doctor

PeaceMeal

Dec 21, 2025

I was expecting not to like this movie. Everything about it is not my style. This just as easily could have been a high school play than a movie. Nothing about it is a laugh-out-loud comedy, more like ha-that's-true-about-life. Having said all that, I couldn't stop watching it from start to finish. This is a comic strip summary of life events from a Sunday morning newspaper. It's that sample. The highs and lows are intentionally not realistic. 7/10 for painting a simple film of my life and so many others. It'll likely mellow people out for taking the highs & lows in life too seriously. Blink and it's over.

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