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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 78/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 77% of the 6,966 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic78/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
606 audience votes
Key crew
- Eliza HittmanDirector
- Eliza HittmanScreenplay
- Nicholas LeoneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Harris DickinsonFrankie
- Madeline WeinsteinSimone
- Kate HodgeDonna
- Neal HuffJoe
- Nicole FlyusCarla
- Frank HakajNick
- David IvanovAlexei
- Anton SelyaninovJesse
- Harrison SheehanJeremy
- Douglas Everett DavisHarry
- Gabriel GansEddie
- Erik PotempaMichael
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Themes
coming outbisexualitymelancholyfamily relationshipsconey islandmarijuanamale homosexualitydrugslgbtlgbt teenolder man younger man relationshipsexual exploration