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Alex Strangelove

2018 · 99 min

A sweet, funny, and awkward teen comedy about self-discovery, with a warm heart and a light touch.

Directed by: Craig Johnson
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Daniel Doheny, Madeline Weinstein, Antonio Marziale

Tagline: Love can be confusing
Overview: Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A magical house party throws Alex into the presence of Elliot, a hunky college guy, who pegs Alex as gay and flirts hard. Alex is taken aback but after a series of setbacks on the girlfriend front he takes the plunge and learns some interesting new facts about himself.

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Directed by: Craig Johnson
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Daniel Doheny, Madeline Weinstein, Antonio Marziale

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
love
friendship
sexuality
Places: school
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Craig Johnson
Written by: Craig Johnson
Starring: Daniel Doheny, Madeline Weinstein, Antonio Marziale, Daniel Zolghadri, Fred Hechinger, Nik Dodani, Dante Costabile, Annie Q. Riegel
Cinematography: Hillary Spera
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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