Movie·1981·120 min

Only When I Laugh

Name: Only When I Laugh
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1981-09-25
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, James Coco, Joan Hackett, David Dukes

Only When I Laugh streams in the US free with ads on The Roku Channel, as of October 6, 2026.

It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.

5.7 / 10 · TMDB

Comedy Drama

A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.

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