Alex Strangelove
Film201899 min

Alex Strangelove

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancegay/lesbianteenwholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Love can be confusing"

Boxlist takeExpect an uncomplicated, emotional comedy-drama, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Daniel DohenyMadeline WeinsteinAntonio MarzialeDaniel ZolghadriNik Dodani

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2018
Runtime
99 min
Status
Released
Studio
Mighty Engine
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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