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Alex Strangelove
Directed by
Craig Johnson
R
2018
1h 39m
Comedy
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6.3
84%
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Alex, high school class president, nerd and a straight A student, has been dating Claire a long time. They decide to sleep together but then he meets a gay guy and he's confused.
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Where to Watch Alex Strangelove
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Cast of Alex Strangelove
Daniel Doheny
Alex Truelove
Madeline Weinstein
Claire
Antonio Marziale
Elliott
Daniel Zolghadri
Dell
Fred Hechinger
Josh
Nik Dodani
Blake
Dante Costabile
Dakota
Annie Q. Riegel
Sophie Hicks
Kathryn Erbe
Helen
Joanna Adler
Holly Truelove
William Ragsdale
Ron Truelove
Ayden Mayeri
Hillary
Isabella Amara
Gretchen
Sophie Faulkenberry
Sierra
David Fierro
Mr. Farber
Jesse James Keitel
Sidney
Michael Abela
Katie Gavin
Josette Maskin
Naomi McPherson
Ingrid Nilsen
Quinn Birkholz
Personal Story (as Bradley Birkholz)
Craig Johnson
Director / Writer
Ben Stiller
Producer
Jared Ian Goldman
Producer
Nicholas Weinstock
Producer
Alex Strangelove Ratings & Reviews
The Pink Lens
Ben Turner
As Netflix Sunday afternoon sofa-coma fluff goes, this is like a nice glass of cool lemonade; the problem is, Love, Simon is more like a strawberry daiquiri, decorated with an umbrella AND a sparkler.
Smash Cut Reviews
Karl Delossantos
I pined for more scenes of Alex and Elliott's chemistry, which to the credit of [Daniel] Doheny and [Antonio] Marziale, is palpable. I wish we got more of that movie.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
"Alex Strangelove" is witty, compassionate and enjoyable throughout; a charming movie and in many respects an enlightened one.
The Daily Dot
Tess Cagle
[Madeline] Weinstein, as Claire, steals the show...
Slate
Alex Barasch
Alex Strangelove ultimately serves as a funny-and occasionally filthy-commentary on heteronormativity and the work that goes into overcoming certain ingrained expectations about the trajectory of a life.
Jezebel
Rich Juzwiak
The main thing about this movie, more than any endearingly Hughes-like traits or trailblazing representations, is that it's a bit of a mess.
Common Sense Media
Renee Schonfeld
Comedy with heart about teen sexuality; language, drinking.
Decider
Joe Reid
Stream it. We're still waiting for The Great Gay Romantic Comedy - maybe we'll always be waiting for it - but in the meantime, this is a likeable, flirty, sweet teen comedy.
Consequence
Clint Worthington
The film occasionally trips over some genuine insight into the layers of teen confusion and self-discovery that are so often integral to the coming out experience.
RogerEbert.com
Nick Allen
As a modern coming-of-age movie, one that's especially meant to keep the progressive values of teen Netflix on the home page for another week or so, it does have a fair amount of charm.
What the Flick?!
Christy Lemire
It's a lovely little gem.
What the Flick?!
Alonso Duralde
[Alex Strangelove] is about this kind of personal journey, and I enjoyed following him on that.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Emily Yoshida
It can't help but hit a lot of familiar beats. But its script feels personal, and less airbrushed than most in its recollection of the utter uncoolness of being a teenager.
Den of Geek
Delia Harrington
You should probably just go watch Love, Simon again instead.
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
André Hereford
Combining elements from everybody-must-get-laid film franchises like Porky's and American Pie, with the suburban melodrama of John Hughes romances, Alex Strangelove finds novel and occasionally hilarious ways to spin the familiar into something fresh.
Entertainment Weekly
Leah Greenblatt
It's hard to fault the bigger message here: that we all deserve the right to be true to who we are, even if it takes a few hard turns - and some collateral emotional damage - to get there.
The Hollywood Reporter
Keith Uhlich
The film's softheartedness proves to be a fairly adequate delivery mechanism for some tough and tender observations about modern queerness.
Variety
Dennis Harvey
This is a lively, resourceful and tightly paced enterprise, drawing uniformly good performances from well-cast actors.
IndieWire
Jude Dry
Landing somewhere between Love, Simon and Superbad, Alex Strangelove is a strange delight indeed.
TheWrap
William Bibbiani
All of these personal touches add whimsy to an otherwise familiar John Hughes-esque formula, full of awkward comic relief sidekicks, experimentations with drugs, romantic misunderstandings and a cool, often retro soundtrack.
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