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Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017) · CriticCrunch

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Jerry Before Seinfeld

Movie2017·62 min

Jerry Before Seinfeld

Directed by Michael Bonfiglio

Comedy Documentary

A comedy documentary film directed by Michael Bonfiglio.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 34%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.7/10

163 ratings

About Jerry Before Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: coming of age, ambition hubris, late 20th century, showbiz media, music performance, new york, small town, strangers forced together, underdog, outsider misfit, nonlinear flashback, frame story

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Details

Director: Michael Bonfiglio
Language: English

Cast

Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Mark Schiff

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How Jerry Before Seinfeld Ranks

All movies

Top 34%

2010s movies

Top 28%

Comedy movies

Top 31%

2010s Comedy movies

Top 22%

Top 34% All movies.

the vibe

Jerry Before Seinfeld Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetgentleeasy to followfunnypersonalheartfeltcozycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

cozycozy

nonlinear flashback

frame story

coming of age

ambition hubris

underdog

outsider misfit

strangers forced together

showbiz & media

music performance

New York

small town

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9