Freak Show

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Freak Show

2018

1h 31m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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54%

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41 Reviews

70%

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Billy Bloom is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father, Billy discovers that he's like a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don't understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in his own inimitable way.

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Critics Consensus

Freak Show relies on engaging performances and obviously good intentions to cover for its clichéd story and uneven direction -- and for some viewers, it may well be enough.

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

05/25/2019

It has all the nuance of a sharpie-scrawled slur on a locker. It's pacing is atrocious with scenes colliding together like drunken brunchers, without grace or intention.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

08/28/2018

It's hear is absolutely in the right place... I wish I liked it more. I found the film itself was very clumsily told.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

06/25/2018

3/5

It's good natured and well intentioned, but you end up wishing that Styler's directorial decisions were even half as bold as Billy's wardrobe.

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Tilly Pearce

metro.co.uk

01/26/2021

5/5

This movie really does have everything you can need in an LGBT+ film - it's life-affirming joy that makes you want to head straight back into the movie theatre.

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Avaryl Halley

Movie Bitches

05/15/2020

At its core, watchable.

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Andrew Galdi

Movie Bitches

05/15/2020

In the end, I still enjoyed it because there were a lot of fabulous things and a lot of heart.

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Synopsis

Billy Bloom is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father, Billy discovers that he's like a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don't understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in his own inimitable way.

Director: Trudie Styler
Producer: Jeffrey Coulter, Chris Miller, Celine Rattray, Bryan Rabin, Trudie Styler, Ember Truesdell, Charlotte Ubben
Screenwriter: Patrick J. Clifton, Beth Rigazio
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Flower Films, Bruno Wang Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2018
Runtime: 1h 31m

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