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A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, Metacritic 54/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Number 4 of 4 in its series by score. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
When hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey finds his latest client dead, an apparent suicide, Albany’s favorite gay detective smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. With the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband Tim and his occasionally too-eager assistant Kenny, Strachey’s investigation leads him on a dark and dangerous trail into the world of "gay conversion therapy".
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Ron OliverDirector
- Ron McGeeWriter
- Peter AllenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chad AllenDonald Strachey
- Sebastian SpenceTimmy Callahan
- Michael WoodsDr. Trevor Cornell
- Morgan FairchildPhyllis Hale
- Daryl ShuttleworthDetective Bailey
- Anne Marie DeLuiseLynn Cornell
- Stephen HuszarGrey
- Nelson WongKenny Kwon
- Ryan KennedyWalter
- Shawn RobertsLarry
- Jeffrey Bowyer-ChapmanLevon
- Rikki GagneKatey Simmons
Stills
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Themes
suicidebased on novel or booksuspicion of murdergroup therapypoliticianmurderprivate investigatorlgbtmurder investigationidentity politicsconversion therapygay theme