The Boys in the Band
Film2020121 min

The Boys in the Band

Taste attributes: dramagay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticgrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeInventive and serious: an emotional drama, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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

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  • 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

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Synopsis

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Jim ParsonsZachary QuintoMatt BomerAndrew RannellsMichael Benjamin Washington

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2020
Runtime
121 min
Status
Released
Studio
Ryan Murphy Productions
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