The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 77% of the 7,025 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In 1997 New York City, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a one-night fling. As their relationship evolves through dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic79/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
104 audience votes
Key crew
- Mauricio ZachariasWriter
- Ira SachsWriter
- Ira SachsDirector
Cast
- Thure LindhardtErik Rothman
- Zachary BoothPaul Lucy
- Julianne NicholsonClaire
- Souléymane Sy SavanéAlassane
- Justin ReinsilberDan
- Ed VassalloThomas
- Paprika SteenKaren
- Marilyn NeimarkMarilyn Neimark
- Sebastian La CauseRuss
- Sarah HessKatie
- Roberta KirshbaumKatie's Mom
- Jamie PetroneKatie's Cousin
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Themes
hivdrug rehabilitationinterventionlgbtsemi autobiographicaldocumentary filmmakingsubstance abusesex workertoxic relationshipgay theme