Movie

Holding the Man

2015 · 128 min

A sweeping, heartfelt romance that traces a decades-long love against the backdrop of a devastating epidemic, leaving you moved and reflective.

Tagline: A love story for everyone.
Overview: Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.
How it feels: Romantic, melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, grief, identity, family
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild gore. No violence.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Holding the Man

Stream in the US

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

More like this

Like Holding the Man, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
identity
family
death
Places: school
big city
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence none
Sex strong