
It's Kind of a Funny Story(2010)
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.


“Ending it all was only the beginning.”
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for creating the shell of a person he has become. But life is tricky. The more determined Ted is to confront his demons, to get closure, and to withdraw from his family, the more Ted is yanked into the chaos of their lives. So, when Ted Morgan decides to kill himself, he finds a reason to live.

Seann William Scott
Ted Morgan

Olivia Thirlby
Greta

Kate Walsh
Kathleen Morgan

Garret Dillahunt
Lucky Morgan

Rob Riggle
Rawly Stansfield

David Arquette
Albert Danzig

Kyle Gallner
Zeke Morgan

Jack Quaid
Dylan

Evan Ross
Romeo

Connie Stevens
Nancy
Just Before I Go is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2015 exploring themes of suicide, woman director. Directed by Courteney Cox, it stars Seann William Scott, Olivia Thirlby, Kate Walsh. Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for creating the shell of a person he has become. But life is tricky. The more determined Ted is to confront his demons, to get closure, and to withdraw from his family, the more Ted is yanked into the chaos of their lives. So, when Ted Morgan decides to kill himself, he finds a reason to live.
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