Gerontophilia

2013

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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50%

Tomatometer

28 Reviews

43%

Audience Score

250+ Ratings

Lake is in a straight relationship with Desiree but finds himself becoming attracted to men at the pool. When he cannot control his desires any longer, he starts working at an adult home and starts a relationship with a much older man.

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Critics Consensus

Gerontophilia's handful of intriguing ideas are let down by tame execution and unconvincing acting that make the movie's premise feel creepy rather than original.

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

...what we get is a relationship handled with grace, humor and sexiness. On the surface, this may appear to be a fetish film, but really, it's a coming-of-age love story.

Jun 30, 2020

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Charles Bramesco

Movie Mezzanine

...there's something lacking at Gerontophilia's core.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 7, 2015

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

This is a comedy that encourages viewers to be impulsive, and pointedly seek love and acceptance outside of "normal" social institutions, especially when it comes to family and romance.

Rated: 3/4

May 1, 2015

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

This really is a small revolution here. Making us see the world differently than we came to it eighty-two minutes earlier.

Jan 14, 2022

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

A captivating story of love, loss, and personal exploration.

Sep 15, 2019

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Life is short; there are much better ways to fritter away 90 minutes of it than by watching Gerontophilia.

Rated: 1.75/5

Jul 20, 2019

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Michael C

Great film Great acting!! A masterpiece!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Cyril Joyce A

okayyy I have no words to say but whaa speechless on how remarkble this extraordinary film. tadah hands up to all of the cast that did their really best to potray their amazing characters, the personalities and uncanny rare lead, and especially to the director whose really brilliant by making this incredibe film, i dont know what to say but I was astonished, that's all. lasly to the writer that cause this film, you are totally and absolutely Impressive!!!! this handsome man who acted as Lake, I was speechless to your acting performance here, you totally nailed it like what the heck you deserve an award clearly... so good actor!! what i have thought to this lovely movie is be the person whom you really are and choose your happiness and it's you and you only against the world, they don't care coz they are not yours, follow your heart and have some introspection, that's all, thanks to this films it taught a lot in my life about how our life works. eventhough they said it's uncanny coz it's really it but the fact that this is a masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Audience Member

The acting may not have been the best, but it was far less than creepy. It just took a little imagination to get beyond conventional thinking and lighten up a bit. It covers material that is rarely spoken of in such hopeful terms.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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richard r

Strange subject matter but excellent acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The premise is interesting and could have been made into something really fascinating by a better filmmaker, but Bruce La Bruce directs it like a cheap student film: poorly made, predictable, plagued with bad acting and depressingly superficial in the way it tackles its subject.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

This film is not interresting . The story is poor. The character does not make sens. Like the mom character change suddenly her job, she was à stripper and become one of the doctor for the CHSLD ( centre hospitalier de soin et de longue durée). And she can change quitte easy the medication of any patient. The movies is not good from the start to the END.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Bruce La Bruce

Director

Walter Borden

Mr. Peabody

Katie Boland

Desiree

Marie-Hélène Thibault

Marie

Yardly Kavanagh

Nurse Baptiste

Jean-Alexandre Létourneau

Kevin

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Synopsis

Lake is in a straight relationship with Desiree but finds himself becoming attracted to men at the pool. When he cannot control his desires any longer, he starts working at an adult home and starts a relationship with a much older man.

Director: Bruce La Bruce
Screenwriter: Daniel Allen Cox, Bruce La Bruce
Genre: Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.8K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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