Straight Up
Film202097 min

Straight Up

Taste attributes: comedyromancegay/lesbianwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers all

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"He might be gay. She might not care."

Boxlist takeAn emotional, simple romantic comedy, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 39 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, 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: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Todd is a hyper-articulate, obsessive compulsive gay twentysomething whose fear of dying alone leads him to a baffling conclusion: he might not be gay after all. When he meets Rory, a whip-smart struggling actress with her own set of insecurities, the two forge a relationship that’s all talk and no sex.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2020
Runtime
97 min
Status
Released
Studio
Valparaiso Pictures
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