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Appropriate Behavior

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A secretly bisexual Brooklynite (Desiree Akhavan) from a traditional Persian family struggles with her identity and the disintegration of her relationship with her girlfriend (Rebecca Henderson).
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Warm, funny, and quietly profound, Appropriate Behavior serves as a thoroughly compelling calling card for writer, director, and star Desiree Akhavan.

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya Autostraddle 04/23/2024
Akhavan has no problem making us stay close and personal. Shirin holds people at a distance, but Akhavan’s approach to filmmaking is intensely intimate. Go to Full Review KaeLyn Autostraddle 08/12/2021
The humor was so dry, but it was so good. Go to Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online 09/01/2017
B-
... while its themes are important, they've all but fallen to the wayside by the film's third act, which becomes a far too typical hipster comedy (think Frances Ha) with an anticlimactic ending that doesn't bring any closure to Shirin's story. Go to Full Review Yasmin Omar Harper's Bazaar 06/25/2021
4/5
The movie feels like a feature-length episode of Girls (in which Akhavan would later guest-star), awash with bratty outbursts, awkward threesomes and sloppy physical comedy. Go to Full Review Nick Levine NME (New Musical Express) 05/27/2021
4/5
Far from another trendy comedy, Appropriate Behaviour is sharp, charming and crammed full of life, warts and all. Go to Full Review Cameron Ward One Room With A View 05/31/2019
4/5
Desiree Akhavan's freely accomplished feature debut brings undoubted talent to new tales of love, loss and lesbianism. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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PridePosterStudios 09/20/2023 Not the panties!! ✂️ See more luca j 01/25/2021 I thought it was a pretty cute film, easy watch but explored some subtle (and not so subtle) intricasies of relationships, which I think everyone would relate to. But I also think POC would find the cultural conflict the 'American of Iranian descent' protagonist experiences particularly relatable. And I suspect that LGBTQ+ people would also find a lot of it particularly relatable. It was nice how themes that are normally explored in heavy/sad/intense films were explored in a a way that the film retained it's 'lightness' and humour. See more 09/02/2020 Pretty good movie starring the girl from creep 2. I did enjoy this movie but during the last 15 20 minutes I was bored to death and I was trying to like the main character but then there was a heel turn and I then got bored. The ending always makes or breaks a movie and sadly this movies ending 15 20 minutes sucked. See more 04/22/2020 Pretty good movie starring the girl from creep 2. I did enjoy this movie but during the last 15 20 minutes I was bored to death and I was trying to like the main character but then there was a heel turn and I then got bored. The ending always makes or breaks a movie and sadly this movies ending 15 20 minutes sucked. See more 09/05/2019 Didn't delve deep enough. See more 11/19/2016 Hillarious and edgy. See more Read all reviews
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Desiree Akhavan

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Desiree Akhavan

Shirin

Rebecca Henderson

Maxine

Scott Adsit

Ken

Halley Feiffer

Crystal

Anh Duong

Nasrin

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Movie Info

Synopsis A secretly bisexual Brooklynite (Desiree Akhavan) from a traditional Persian family struggles with her identity and the disintegration of her relationship with her girlfriend (Rebecca Henderson).
Director
Desiree Akhavan
Producer
Cecilia Frugiuele
Screenwriter
Desiree Akhavan
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Parkville Pictures
Genre
Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 2015, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 26m
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