• Alex Strangelove (2018)

    A high school senior plans on losing his virginity to his girlfriend. Things get complicated when he meets a handsome and charming gay kid from the other side of town who unwittingly sends him on a roller-coaster journey of sexual identity.

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Alex Strangelove
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Release Date: 2018

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 39 min

Plot Summary

A high school senior plans on losing his virginity to his girlfriend. Things get complicated when he meets a handsome and charming gay kid from the other side of town who unwittingly sends him on a roller-coaster journey of sexual identity.

Cast: Daniel Doheny, Madeline Weinstein, Antonio Marziale, Joanna P. Adler, William Ragsdale, Isabella Amara, Ayden Mayeri, Nik Dodani

Director: Craig Johnson

Genres: Comedy

Production Co: Mighty Engine, Red Hour Films, Netflix, STX Entertainment

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 50
    Roger MooreMovie Nation

    This is closer to an “After School Special,” and yes — that’s an even older reference than “Sixteen Candles” — an R-rated “After School Special.” show more

  • 77
    William BibbianiTheWrap

    It’s a sweet story about someone who doesn’t know what their story is. It’s a funny film about seriously figuring yourself out. It’s a serious film about pain, in which no one intentionally inflicts it. Craig Johnson might not have made a particularly strange film, but it’s a particularly kind one, and it’s worth loving. show more

  • 70
    Keith UhlichThe Hollywood Reporter

    Alex Strangelove is much more affecting whenever Johnson steps out of genre comfort zones. show more

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