Ponyboi

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Unfolding over the course of Valentine's Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.

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Utilizing the classic trappings of a crime thriller, Ponyboi's exploration of self in the face of adversity rises to the occasion and then some thanks to River Gallo's riveting performance.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

The quiet character-based scenes are often mesmerizing, as are the dreamy sequences where time seems to stand still. When the plot makes its demands, the spell is broken.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 27, 2025

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Chris Azzopardi

New York Times

Gallo’s star-making turn pushes back against this version of hypermasculinity, reshaping genre conventions that have privileged rigid gender binaries. Watching Gallo carve out space for Ponyboi is its own kind of powerful assertion.

Jun 26, 2025

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

Ponyboi is a queer cinema genre pastiche that understands a movie can be artful, emotional, and incredibly entertaining.

Jan 29, 2024

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

Ponyboi functions quite well as a nimble thriller for so long that one might miss its astuteness as a character study.

Jun 30, 2025

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The film is a swirl of action beats with internalised emotional resonance, and the result is inventive and involving.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 29, 2025

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Alicia Gilstorf

Cool Girl Critiques

Ponyboi has good and bad parts to offer. And River Gallo’s performance as Ponyboi can easily be the sum of its best parts.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 28, 2025

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Stephen C

Pride in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Some Violence, Drug Use, Pervasive Language, Nudity and Strong Sexual Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/28/25

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Unfolding over the course of Valentine's Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.

Director: Esteban Arango
Producer: Mark Ankner, River Gallo, Adel Future Nur, Trevor Wall
Screenwriter: River Gallo
Distributor: Tideline Entertainment / GATHR
Rating: R (Some Violence|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 27, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 4, 2025
Runtime: 1h 43m