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High school senior Alex Truelove's plan to lose his virginity to lovable girlfriend Claire goes awry when he meets the equally lovable Elliot. Watch trailers & learn more
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Alex Strangelove 2018 | Maturity rating: 15 | 1h 39m | Comedy High school senior Alex Truelove's plan to lose his virginity to lovable girlfriend Claire goes awry when he meets the equally lovable Elliot.
United States. Language. English. Alex Strangelove is a 2018 American romantic comedy film, written and directed by Craig Johnson and starring Daniel Doheny, Antonio Marziale and Madeline Weinstein. The film had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 14, 2018. It was released on June 8, 2018, on Netflix.
- What’s The Movie About?
- Who Directed The Movie?
- Who Is This Movie for?
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- Alex Strangelove Soundtrack
- Possible Sequel?
- What to Watch Next?
The movie is a comedy which first comes off as a typical coming-of-age high school drama where the boy wants the girl and it all comes to a close when he gets the girl. That’s not quite the same here. Alex Truelove finds the girl of his dreams and loses his virginity. Shortly after, Alex meets Elliot and suddenly everything is not so clear for Alex...
Craig Johnson is the director of the movie but also served as the writer of the movie too. Craig is mostly known for a few lesser-known independent movies such as The Skeleton Twins and True Adolescents. He’s statedthat the movie is very much based on his experience at high school.
Although it’s painted as a teen drama, we should advise parents that the movie carries a 15 certificate. Netflix advises that the movie has strong language, sex reference, and drug misuse. If you love Riverdale, Love Simon, 13 Reasons Why or Dear White People, this movie is for you.
There’s quite a few people you may recognise in this movie from other TV series and movies. Here’s the full main cast list plus where you’ve seen them before.
Critics and watchers alike have been generally favorable to the new movie. RottenTomatoes holds the highest score of a 91 percent. On the two ends of the review spectrum, you have a 77 from TheWrap calling it ‘a particularly kind’ film and that it’s worth loving. Katie Walsh from the Los Angeles Timeswas less kind calling the movie a ‘deeply annoyi...
The movie featured a large soundtrack full of pop, indie-rock, jazz and dance music. Here’s the full tracklisting: 1. What’s Real – WATERS 2. Bass Real Big – Paper Diamond and Ms. Williams 3. No Easy Way Down – Dusty Springfield 4. Dance This Mess Around – The B-52’s 5. The Promise – Mind Julep 6. I Know A Place – MUNA 7. Sugar for the Pill – Slowd...
Could Alex Strangelove get a sequel? The answer is probably not, the story seems to be wrapped up quite nicely once we get to the credits. The director spoke about how lucky we are to get the movie in the first place stating that it took over 10 years to find a homefor his movie.
Netflix themselves have some pretty weird suggestions for what to watch next so we’re going to make our own. On the TV series front, we mentioned a few above that should be on your radar particularly for their LGBT slant. These include Sense8, Gypsy, Dear White People, 13 Reasons Why and Riverdale. On the movie front, Netflix haven’t themselves rel...
Jun 11, 2018 · Netflix's Alex Strangelove Is An Edgy, Touching Dramedy About Finding Yourself. Just in time for LGBT Pride Month, writer/director Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins) and Netflix have brought us a ...
Jun 8, 2018 · The latest project to join the genre (yeah, it’s a full-fledged genre now) is Alex Strangelove, premiering on Netflix today, June 8, written and directed by Craig Johnson. Alex is a charming, likable high school senior who’s got it all — a promising future, solid friends and a great girlfriend.
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Oct 6, 2024 · As Elliot and Alex kiss on the prom night, Claire is happier and moves on with her life. ‘Alex Strangelove’ is slightly overdone but still works out as a movie that’s worth your time. You may watch it here. 12. Set It Up (2018) Setting your bosses up with each other to alleviate their work schedule does sound like a plan!
