Film1998108 min

Get Real

Name: Get Real
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1998
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain, Stacy Hart, Kate McEnery

Taste attributes: dramaromancegay/lesbianteencomedyslowfresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"School's out. So is Steven Carter."

Boxlist takeStirring and realistic: a small-scale romantic drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 112 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Steven spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John. But John has a gorgeous girlfriend, and Steven is still in the closet about being gay. The only one who knows the teenager's secret is his friend Linda. After a curious run-in with John in a public restroom, Steven starts to wonder if the jock is straight after all. When they start a romance, it threatens to expose the truth about both of them.

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