In & Out

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In & Out

PG-13

1997

1h 30m

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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Welcome to Greenleaf, a picture-postcard Indiana town where the high school is the proud focus of attention and alternative lifestyle means you bowl on alternate Tuesdays. On the night of the Oscars telecast, the town's and the world's center of attention is Greenleaf teacher Howard Brackett. A former student who's now a superstar actor tells an audience of millions that Howard is gay.

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Critics Consensus

It doesn't always find comfortable ground between broad comedy and social commentary, but lively performances -- especially from Kevin Kline and Joan Cusack -- enrich In & Out's mixture of laughs and sexual tolerance.

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Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

07/31/2024

The film’s tameness isn’t necessarily to its detriment as farce.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

04/11/2012

Fast-moving and very funny.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

04/11/2012

Actually, the funniest parts of the movie are excerpts from the film that Cameron is originally nominated for.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

08/01/2024

3/4

During a decade in which gay-themed mainstream movies were about as threatening to hetero audiences as a Care Bears cartoon (Philadelphia, The Birdcage, etc.), here’s another to join the crowd.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

07/26/2024

8/10

The great strength of In & Out is in individual moments more than the grand narrative arc, and if some of the attitudes on display are outdated today, that’s a hazard for any movie not written today (including Philadelphia).

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Brian Rowe

InSession Film

05/03/2023

It’s not anywhere near perfect, but there’s still a lot to like about In and Out...

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Kalissa H.

@kali_416 Jun 6

It doesn’t hold up in spots. The students sticking up for Howard was sweet. Howard’s mother wanted a wedding and she had a vow renewal. However, I don’t get the big fuss with Cameron. Everyone was obsessed with him and he outed Howard to the nation. It did have stereotypes but it was a farce at the same time, so that needed to be taken into consideration.

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Rafi M

@RT61647557 May 20

Cringy to the max, sorry. This was a confection designed by straight people, for straight people, consisting of an exhausting litany of tired stereotypes in a clumsy attempt to seem 'with it' and 'open minded.' A ridiculous fantasy ignoring the real lived experiences of gay people. It pushes abhorrent idea that a life of internal struggle can be instantly transformed into an ecstatic freedom by simply clicking one's heels together three times and 'coming out.' Nothing about sex - it's more like a gay version of the Barbie movie. Painfully unconvincing. And the 'Spartacus' ending was so tacked-on -- ugh, A terrible waste of a bunch of good talent.

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Ella L

@EllaLLPB Jan 19

Classic! Excellent cast, just a lovely movie

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Mark D

@markdowd1959 Sep 29

Seen it five times already... Acute, funny, fabulous performances

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Avalon T

@Avalon604 06/27/2025

This is definitely one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. How could you go wrong with a cast like this? Debbie Reynolds, Walter Blimley, Kevin Kline, Tom Sellick, and Bob Newhart. Many laugh out loud moments in this well written smart script. Well worth watching and a really enjoyable way to spend an evening.

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Michael V

@RT01374702 10/04/2024

An out-and-out comedy. In & Out is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz 🏫 It’s good 🙂 Worth a watch. I’d recommend it if you like this genre 👍🏼 S A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.

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Howard Brackett

Joan Cusack

Emily Montgomery

Matt Dillon

Cameron Drake

Debbie Reynolds

Berniece Brackett

Wilford Brimley

Frank Brackett

In & Out: Official Clip - I'm a Mess and I'm Starving!

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In & Out: Official Clip - ...And He's Gay

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In & Out: Official Clip - A Barbra Streisand Bachelor Party

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In & Out: Official Clip - Is There Something You Want to Tell Us?

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In & Out: Official Clip - Guide to Being a Manly Man

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In & Out: Official Clip - Know What You Need?

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In & Out: Official Clip - In the Out Hole

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In & Out: Official Clip - Of Course He Thinks You're Gay

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In & Out: Official Clip - F*** Barbra Streisand!

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Synopsis

Welcome to Greenleaf, a picture-postcard Indiana town where the high school is the proud focus of attention and alternative lifestyle means you bowl on alternate Tuesdays. On the night of the Oscars telecast, the town's and the world's center of attention is Greenleaf teacher Howard Brackett. A former student who's now a superstar actor tells an audience of millions that Howard is gay.

Director: Frank Oz
Producer: Scott Rudin
Screenwriter: Paul Rudnick
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $63.9M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)