Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is a 2011 comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Faenza based on Peter Cameron's novel of the same name. It is primarily Italian financed, but was shot in English. The teenage American protagonist was played by eighteen-year-old English actor Toby Regbo and the supporting cast is mainly American.

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Directed by	Roberto Faenza
Written by	Roberto Faenza Dahlia Heyman
Based on	Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Produced by	Elda Ferri Ron Stein Allen Bain
Starring	Toby Regbo Marcia Gay Harden Lucy Liu Ellen Burstyn Siobhan Fallon Hogan Peter Gallagher Deborah Ann Woll Aubrey Plaza
Cinematography	Maurizio Calvesi
Edited by	Massimo Fiocchi
Music by	Elisa , Andrea Guerra
Production companies	Jean Vigo Italia Four of a Kind Productions
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release date	November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Italy United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million[1]
Box office	$666,922[2] (Italy)

The film premiered at the 2011 Rome Film Festival and was scheduled for release in Italy in February 2012. It received its North American premiere at the 2012 Miami International Film Festival, but no further cinematic release dates have been announced.

The Italian reviews were mixed, but considerable praise was given for Regbo's performance.