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The Thing About Harry

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Sam is a young gay man who's forced to share a car ride with Harry -- a popular jock who was his enemy in high school. But things take an unexpected turn when Sam learns that Harry has come out, opening the door for a potential romance.

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Jasmine Blu TV Fanatic 08/31/2020
4.5/5
The Thing About Harry got so many things right. It was in the unique position of trying to live up to the high expectations of being one of Freeform's first queer rom-com's while also being a classic story like everything else. Go to Full Review
Mekeisha Madden Toby TV Guide 08/31/2020
3.5/5
Thankfully, The Thing About Harry gets more right than it gets wrong and will give romantics the weekend fodder they need to laugh, cry, and root for Sam and Harry on the road to love. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix 07/14/2020
This made-for-TV movie isn't going to win any Emmys, but it's a hilarious and sometimes emotionally touching ride that should please fans of romantic comedies. Go to Full Review
Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media 03/05/2020
3/5
Sweet characters, some sex in cheesy-cute LGBTQ rom-com. Go to Full Review
William Bibbiani Critically Acclaimed Podcast 02/19/2020
Overall, it gives me everything I want from a romantic comedy. Go to Full Review
Charlie Mason TV Line 02/11/2020
B
The script, co-written by director and co-star Peter Paige, goes down as easily as a box of chocolates. Go to Full Review
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Tero H @Tero83 Jun 22 very nice movie with good phase and also amazing cast. Characters are supporting to each other's. Neither one does not out shine other. See more y y 06/07/2024 I relied on the 100% and 84% numbers to watch this movie. The previous half star and one star reviews here describe well the failure I saw the script create. See more Christopher B 03/09/2024 Great love story! Lots of tears of joy. Highly recommend. See more Robert C 09/20/2023 Ok, so this isn't high art. But as a gay rom com, it pretty much everything I could hope for. It's cheesy, but the leads are great and it can be clever and charming at point. The soundtrack and the art direction is better than you'd expect. The main character is hopeless emotionally dumb and there are bunch of miscommunications, standard rom com tropes. Boy is this like crack to me, they could make a hallmark series out of this with slight variations and I'd eat it up. See more 06/13/2022 Cheesy, but good. Not top-notch filmmaking by any means, but enjoyable nonetheless. It felt sort of like a queer Hallmark movie - and who could be upset about that? See more 06/24/2021 This is definitely a must see movie. I think Peter Paige has surpassed himself as a director. Good acting, beautiful story, a simple romantic comedy that you can watch over and over again and not be bored. The two main actors Jake Borelli and Niko Terho simply have the chemistry in them in this film, good acting, good script, good dialogues and you will not remain indifferent. What really attracted me to this movie is that the story itself just makes you watch the movie till the end and see what happens are they gonna stay together or not. The end of the movie was great. And Niko Terho great job. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Sam is a young gay man who's forced to share a car ride with Harry -- a popular jock who was his enemy in high school. But things take an unexpected turn when Sam learns that Harry has come out, opening the door for a potential romance.
Director
Peter Paige
Screenwriter
Josh Senter, Peter Paige
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Holiday, Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 16, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m
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