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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 69/100. Scores higher than 77% of the 6,710 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, whose treatment consists in repenting for feeling “same sex attraction.” Cameron befriends fellow sinners Jane and Adam, thus creating a new family to deal with the surrounding intolerance.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic69/100
1,029 audience votes
Key crew
- Desiree AkhavanDirector
- Desiree AkhavanScreenplay
- Cecilia FrugiueleScreenplay
- Julian WassOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chloë Grace MoretzCameron
- Sasha LaneJane
- Forrest GoodluckAdam
- John Gallagher Jr.Reverend Rick
- Jennifer EhleDr. Lydia Marsh
- Marin IrelandBethany
- Owen CampbellMark
- Kerry ButlerRuth
- Quinn ShephardColey
- Emily SkeggsErin
- Melanie EhrlichHelen
- Isaac Jin SolsteinSteve
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Themes
homophobiachristianitytraumacoming of agereligionlgbtpseudosciencelgbt teenwoman directorfemale sexuality1990semotional abuse