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ComedyDrama18+ (R)19882h 8m

#52086 Ranked Movie

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Punchline (1988)

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Comedy Drama Rated: 18+ (R)19882h 8m

A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.Punchline featuring Sally Field and Tom Hanks is streaming with subscription on Philo, streaming with subscription on fuboTV, free on Tubi, and 4 others. It's a comedy and drama movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 5.9 (8,796 votes).

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Available to watch free online (Tubi).

Available to stream on a subscription service (Philo and fuboTV).

Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Apple TV, Prime Video, and 1 other).

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#52,086 Ranked Movie

#914 Ranked in Movies on Philo

#954 Ranked in Feel-good Movies

#12866 Ranked in Comedy Movies

Punchline has an average IMDb audience rating of 5.9 (8,796 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.

About Punchline

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A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.

Age rating: 18+ (R)

Runtime: 2h 8m

Extra Information

Related Genres: Comedy Drama

Related Tags: Adaptation Feel-good

Country of origin: America

Available to watch on: Free Services Philo fuboTV

Original Release Date: Oct 7, 1988

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David Seltzer

Sally Field

Tom Hanks

John Goodman

Mark Rydell

Kim Greist

Paul Mazursky

Damon Wayans

Taylor Negron

Pam Matteson

George McGrath

Barry Neikrug

Ángel Salazar

Joycee Katz

Mac Robbins

Max Alexander

Paul Kozlowski

Barry Sobel

Marty Pollio

Katie Rich

Charles David Richards

Casey Sander

Daniel Melnick

Michael I. Rachmil

David Seltzer

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