The Mattachine Family

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The Mattachine Family

2023

1h 39m

Drama

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A touching tale about love, loss, and forging your own path, THE MATTACHINE FAMILY proves that family is what you make it. When their foster child is returned to his birth mother, the lives of Thomas (Nico Tortorella) and Oscar (Juan Pablo Di Pace) are dramatically altered. Oscar throws himself into work, traveling across the country to film a TV show while his husband Thomas finds himself lost, and without a family. Thrust on a journey of self-discovery, Thomas leans on his friends (Emily Hampshire) as he reevaluates his current path and the missing piece he can’t quite seem to put to rest -- his role of being a Dad. First-time feature filmmaker Andy Vallentine teamed with his real-life husband, writer Danny Vallentine, to craft this touching film which deftly portrays the highs and lows of life, love, and finding your chosen family.

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Andrea Thompson

Chicago Reader

Bring tissues, because Andy Vallentine's The Mattachine Family packs plenty of feels.

Sep 22, 2023

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

Autostraddle

As much as I enjoyed the movie, I will say that I found the female characters incredibly reductive and one-dimensional. And given the fact that this is a wholly queer film, it was really disheartening to see.

Jul 25, 2023

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Rose-tinted and saccharine sweet, its hyper-realistic style is tainted by a drenching of idealised nostalgia that leaves this contemplative mumblecore somewhat lacking any real substance.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 7, 2024

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Sarah Vincent

Boston Movie News

Tortorella is such a natural that it is easy to forget that Thomas is fictional. Whether he struggles from holding back tears to just putting his head on his hand, his performance feels organic and lived in as if it were indulgent, warm comfort food

Jun 14, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Sometimes the confessional voiceover and its huge emotionality become a bit much, but the interaction between these likeable characters is skilfully written and brightly well-played.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 11, 2024

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Patrick McDonald

WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI)

The universality of love, family, and community are on display for Pride Month! This also speaks to couples who have differing standards as to what they want in their relationship and potential child rearing. Wherever their going, I'm going their way!

Rated: 4.5/5

Jun 7, 2024

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A touching tale about love, loss, and forging your own path, THE MATTACHINE FAMILY proves that family is what you make it. When their foster child is returned to his birth mother, the lives of Thomas (Nico Tortorella) and Oscar (Juan Pablo Di Pace) are dramatically altered. Oscar throws himself into work, traveling across the country to film a TV show while his husband Thomas finds himself lost, and without a family. Thrust on a journey of self-discovery, Thomas leans on his friends (Emily Hampshire) as he reevaluates his current path and the missing piece he can’t quite seem to put to rest -- his role of being a Dad. First-time feature filmmaker Andy Vallentine teamed with his real-life husband, writer Danny Vallentine, to craft this touching film which deftly portrays the highs and lows of life, love, and finding your chosen family.

Director: Andy Vallentine
Producer: Michael Diaz, Scot Boland, Siddharth Ganji, Cameron Hutchison, Stuart Heinlein, Andy Vallentine
Screenwriter: Danny Vallentine
Distributor: Giant Interactive
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2024
Runtime: 1h 39m

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