Going Places (2021 film)

Going Places is a 2021 American documentary film, directed by Jake Paltrow and produced by Paltrow and Terrence Malik. It centers around the professional and personal lives of Owen Graziano, Jason O’Brien, and Rourke Barsanti, three up-and-coming comedians who met as teenagers at an abusive therapeutic boarding school. The film has received praise for its portrayal of mental illness in comedy and the effects that institutionalization can have on children later on in their lives.

The film premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and was released theatrically by A24 on November 26, 2021. It received critical acclaim and performed well at the box office, earning $45 million on a $20 million budget.

Synopsis
Owen Graziano, Jason O’Brien, and Matt Kinney are three rising stand-up comedians living together in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Owen and Jaso