Eating Out

Released Feb 14, 2004

1h 30m

Comedy

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19%

26 Reviews

Tomatometer

58%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

A young man (Scott Lunsford) pretends to be gay to attract a woman (Emily Stiles), but draws the attention of her roommate instead.

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Critics Consensus

The cast recites lines of forced wit that aren't funny, and the clunky plot has too many contrivances.

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

A sweet and funny take on the crossed-wire romantic couplings of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Jun 10, 2005

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

It's just too bad it's not still stuck in a plain brown wrapper.

Rated: 0/5

Jun 4, 2005

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Rarely more than sophomoric.

Rated: 2/4

May 27, 2005

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Gary M. Kramer

Out Magazine

Eating Out may be uneven, but at least it's not unlikable.

May 17, 2022

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Don Willmott

Filmcritic.com

You almost want a sequel just to see how hot and heavy it gets when all the characters are finally matched up with their appropriate partners.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 23, 2005

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Jeff Vice

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

It's too formulaic, much too obvious and features some of the most unpleasant characters in recent film history.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 10, 2005

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Lee W

A great movie to have on while you do something else. For a reported 50K budget this movie is a spectacular achievement. Sort of a gay or bi sexy indie flick the guys are attractive enough to make you watch but the plot is slight enough that it doesn't demand your full attention.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/05/21

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Audience Member

It's pretty stupid and a little pervy, but I see the charm.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Hölzernes und mieses Schauspiel, uninspirierte Dialoge, grottige Kameraführung und Schnitt, dämliche Geschichte. Ohne Worte! Einzig wegen Scott Lunsford gibt es den halben Stern.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Gives gay movies a bad name. Terrible on too many levels to list!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

A camp gay comedy flick that looks like a school project with a high budget. Gets more points for showing dicks.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Bordering on the obnoxious, or more like difficult to digest, EATING OUT thinks itself as witty but is in fact filled with over the top performances, cardboard characterizations and some flatline humour. Although sexual confusion that causes misunderstanding between three men is the gist of the matter, unfortunately at its heart is Gwen, the mean spirited, unreasonably vicious and vacuous friend, that becomes the film's burden and, I hate to say it, an act that's hard to swallow. Here, as portrayed by Emily Stiles, she outdoes the drama queens as played by the three male leads.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Q. Allan Brocka

Director

Scott Lunsford

Caleb Peterson

Jim Verraros

Kyle

Emily Stiles

Gwen Anderson

Ryan Carnes

Marc Everhard

Rebekah Kochan

Tiffani

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Synopsis

A young man (Scott Lunsford) pretends to be gay to attract a woman (Emily Stiles), but draws the attention of her roommate instead.

Director: Q. Allan Brocka
Screenwriter: Q. Allan Brocka
Production Co: Ariztical Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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