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Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Front Cover 2016 1h 27m Romance Comedy Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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A growing friendship between a gay New York fashion stylist (Jake Choi) and a rising Beijing actor (James Chen) turns into romance.
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Stephanie Merry Washington Post 09/29/2016
2/4
The film's examination of the first-generation American experience feels fresh. The delivery, however, is hardly original. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 08/11/2016
It's a root-worthy picture with its share of warm, amusing moments, an attractive pair of leads and a vivid use of Big Apple locales. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey Variety 08/05/2016
If there isn't much subtlety or surprise in Yeung's screenplay, his direction is graceful enough to make this a pleasant if unmemorable bittersweet love story. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 06/10/2020
Combining a hip insider's take on fashionistas with a two-worlds-collide, cute-boys implosion, Front Cover is as current as tomorrow's headlines. Go to Full Review
Tricia Olszewski Washington City Paper 01/02/2017
These good intentions never translate into a good movie. Go to Full Review
Edmund Lee South China Morning Post 10/25/2016
3/5
For all its awkwardness in bridging the personal and the cultural, Front Cover does deliver as a nice little romantic comedy with a pair of endearing leads. Go to Full Review
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PridePosterStudios 09/20/2023 *Fairy Godmother from Shrek* No, no, no, no, no! See more 06/13/2018 Was impressed by the compelling dramatic storyline. I so wanted Ryan and Ning to finish together. Really sad this didn't happen. The picture is beautiful though! See more 08/26/2017 It's no secret that there is a lack of Asian-American representation in LGBT-related films, so watching Front Cover felt like a breath of fresh air. The story is predictable, and many of the film's comedic beats fall flat, but watching Ryan and Ning's relationship grow is heartwarming and insightful. I like that the film makes an effort to comment on the desexualization of Asian-American men in our media, as well as the microaggressions Asian-American men face in the queer dating scene. The film finds its voice when it is focusing on the relationship between these two men, following them around the city as they talk about family, fashion, sexuality, culture, and more. It stumbles in its story, which feels cliche and awkward at points, but altogether, it succeeds because of the strength of its script and the themes that it dares to explore. Hopefully we'll see more films exploring queer, Asian-American folks in the future. See more 03/21/2017 There isn't much subtlety or surprise in Yeung's screenplay, but his direction is graceful enough to make this a pleasant if unmemorable bittersweet love story. See more 11/08/2016 The characters were believable, and the plot was plausible. And the spaces in between were filled by sweet moments and realistic outcomes. See more 10/26/2016 Whatever nuance can be found in Front Cover, the story of an openly gay fashion stylist and a seemingly homophobic Chinese movie star, belongs chiefly to the performances of Jake Choi and James Chen. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A growing friendship between a gay New York fashion stylist (Jake Choi) and a rising Beijing actor (James Chen) turns into romance.
Director
Ray Yeung
Producer
Ray Yeung, Kaer Vanice
Screenwriter
Ray Yeung
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
NewVoice
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 5, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 18, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.3K
Runtime
1h 27m
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