Do they have their own story?
Adam’s fear, anger, sexuality, friendships and treatment decisions are central.
50/50
2011 · Summit/Lionsgate · Theatrical
PASS
Summary
Seattle radio journalist Adam Lerner is diagnosed with a rare spinal tumor and begins chemotherapy. The film follows his relationships with his best friend, family, therapist, and fellow patients as he faces surgery.
Why it passes
Are they allowed to live?
Survival pathway is explicit; death is possible but not romanticized.
Does the medical reality hold up?
Diagnosis, chemo, surgery and odds are narratively present, though compressed.