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2026 · Movie · 1h 56m
Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
CriticsCritics: 82
Blurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that’s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring. What emerges is a portrait of an artist transforming vulnerability into creative strength through honesty.
My takeMaria Bamford's raw, unflinching journey through mental illness and comedy becomes this intimate documentary that celebrates resilience without sugarcoating the struggle. It's a love letter to finding laughter in the darkest corners of your own mind, told with the vulnerability only someone who's lived it can offer.
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Cast
Maria Bamford
Directors
Judd ApatowNeil Berkeley
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