At the Movies: 50/50 Explores Cancer Diagnosis

A new film this weekend, 50/50, explores how lives are changed by a cancer diagnosis and is inspired by a true story.

The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogan as best friends, according to Moviefone.com. Here's the plot from the website: the story of a guy's transformative and, yes, sometimes funny journey to health -- drawing its emotional core from Will Reiser's own experience with cancer and reminding us that friendship and love, no matter what bizarre turns they take, are the greatest healers.

MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, sexual content and some drug use

Genre(s): comedy,drama

Run Time: 99min.

Distributor(s): Summit Entertainment

Director(s): Jonathan Levine

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Seth Rogen , Anna Kendrick , Bryce Dallas Howard , Anjelica Huston

Themes: battling illness, men's friendship

Tone: humorous, poignant

Keywords: cancer, friendship, psychiatrist

50/50 is showing locally at AMC Lake in the Hills 12, 311 N. Randall Road, Lake in the Hills. For movie times and a trailer, click here for Moviefone's website