Title DossierComedy

Lousy Carter

Comedy

Man-baby Lousy Carter struggles to complete his animated Nabokov adaptation, teaches a graduate seminar on The Great Gatsby, and sleeps with his best friend's wife. He has six months to live.

Year

2024

Duration

1h 20m

IMDb

6.0

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Cast

Bob Byington

Director

David Krumholtz

Lousy Carter

Martin Starr

Kaminsky

Cast

Bob Byington

Director

David Krumholtz

Lousy Carter

Martin Starr

Kaminsky

Olivia Thirlby

Candela

Jocelyn DeBoer

Olivia Kaminsky

Trieste Kelly Dunn

Sister

Stephen Root

Analyst

Macon Blair

Dick Anthony

Luxy Banner

Gail

Andrew Bujalski

Alfred

Mona Lee Fultz

Mom

Randy E. Aguebor

Provost

AB

Augustus Benchmark

Fluffy White Cat

Lee Eddy

Lee

Jaytyler Ferretti

Liquor Store Owner

Michael Jastroch

Leslie

Shelby Surdam

Receptionist Jones

Bob Byington

Writer

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Comments

6 Comments

sfaruki076Jun 14, 2025

A surprising reminder of how not boring it can be to watch two people in a room talking. This is a deadpan, relentless, unexpected, quirk bomb of would-be emotion. Carter feels like a real person, a real person who seems to have very little grasp on his affect on other people, for better and much much worse. It's sadness without tears, lust without sex, love without declarations - and I mean that as a compliment. I haven't met the minimum character requirement in order to post a review...but lousy carter certainly met the minimum character requirement for a movie, and beyond. Great cast, solid flick.

BlazyJun 26, 2024

A waste of time and nobody warned me

Reabetswe.MApr 5, 2024

In terrific indie dark-comedy "Lousy Carter" titular literature professor David Krumholtz (excellent) reacts in philosophic, amusing & cynical ways to being diagnosed with 6 months to live - via interactions with characters like student Luxy Banner (great - on her debut), shrink Stephen Root, ex-gf Olivia Thirlby, boss Randy E Aguebor, & colleague Martin Starr (and his wife Jocelyn DeBoer). All performances are delivered with delicious dead-pan bite, to the credit of director Bob Byington who also wrote its cutting & effective script. At 1hr 20mins it's not the most substantial movie, and it won't excite adrenaline junkies, but it's still highly enjoyable. Good stuff.

Maaz PatelMar 31, 2024

Wasn't too sure what this movie was when I started watching but was quickly drawn in. The acting, especially by the main actor, was really enjoyable and in the end I found myself wanting for more. Really well acted with, granted, a somewhat predictable plot. Worth a watch for sure. Wasn't too sure what this movie was when I started watching but was quickly drawn in. The acting, especially by the main actor, was really enjoyable and in the end I found myself wanting for more. Really well acted with, granted, a somewhat predictable plot. Worth a watch for sure. Wasn't too sure what this movie was when I started watching but was quickly drawn in. The acting, especially by the main actor, was really enjoyable and in the end I found myself wanting for more. Really well acted with, granted, a somewhat predictable plot. Worth a watch for sure.

ZaraMar 31, 2024

I think a weaker cast would have seriously hurt this movie. I found parts of the plot to be frustrating and cliched, but the actors, their roles and motivations, and their deliveries on screen sold it for me. There were some unexplained illnesses, a few standard comedy mix-ups, and an unexpected but not un-forshadowed twist at the end. The execution of this plot by a less experienced cast would have come across poorly. Another strong point of this movie is its ability to extend the story beyond events and characters that normally would mean the end. More movies should have epilogues. You do not often see a narrative that extends past a few main characters, and I feel that sometimes movies are created without attachment to a greater space. This is not one of those.

Ka N Ch AnMar 31, 2024