Hooked

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Hooked

Released Jun 1, 2018

1h 31m

Drama

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A homeless, smartmouthed teenage prostitute travels from New York City to Miami, desperately seeking a better life with his boyfriend.

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Many forced, unconvincing situations...unfold as Emerson struggles to paint a meaningful social portrait, one that often feels surprisingly retro and clichd from a guy who seems pretty hip on YouTube.

May 30, 2018

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Joe Lipsett

Queer.Horror.Movies.

It is clear after watching Hooked that Emerson needed a firm, guiding hand... While he may have begun the project with noble intentions, the finished product is a disjointed mess of clichés that do not have much new or insightful to say...

Feb 3, 2019

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Alistair Ryder

Gay Essential

It may be far from perfect, but I was hooked from start to finish.

Oct 8, 2018

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Spencer Coile

Film Inquiry

What began as a character study soon evolves into a cautionary tale that feels unfounded considering everything that we had just watched up until that point.

Jul 4, 2018

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The script is far too obvious for its own good, shouting its opinions instead of drawing us in meaningfully.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 23, 2018

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Alejandro E

Hooked was a difficult film to rate. It definitely suffers from a lot of problems. It's dialogue and tone is boring at times and cliches are around every corner. Nonetheless, it presents an actual very real problem on our society and does it with a lead character that shines even with the challenges mentioned before.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/23/24

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Audience Member

A good movie on a serious, but little understood, subject. Connor Donnally is superb as the lead character.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

The worst of both worlds: the script is just as horrible as porn, but without any genitals on screen to justify the ruse.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Conor Donnally stands out as Jack a street kid who has a drug addiction and has to escort to get by! I thoroughly enjoyed this movie!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/19

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Audience Member

For what little it cost to make this movie I was pleasantly surprised St the quality of the finished product. The message deserves a wide viewership so I recommend it be viewed by all at-risk youth and their supporters.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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mike m

wE HAVE SEEN THIS STORY BEFORE AND THIS MOVIE HAS THE IDEA FOR A GOOD MOVIE BUT THIS ISN'T/ aLL IT NEEDS IS BETTER DIRECTION, ACTING WRITING AND A BETTER EDITOR (some SHOT NEEDLESSLY GO ON FOREVER AS IF THAT WAS THEIR ANSWER FOR GETTING AT LEAST AN 80 MIN. MOVIE). cliché.... tHIS ONE ENDS UP ON THE BOTTOM END OF THE GAY MOVIE SPECTRUM

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A homeless, smartmouthed teenage prostitute travels from New York City to Miami, desperately seeking a better life with his boyfriend.

Director: Max Emerson
Producer: Melissa D. Llewellyn
Screenwriter: Max Emerson
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 1, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2018
Runtime: 1h 31m

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