The Way He Looks

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The Way He Looks

Released Nov 7, 2014

1h 35m

Drama

Romance

LGBTQ+

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A blind teenager's life and world is changed with the arrival of Gabriel.

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Critics Consensus

Compassionate, emotionally detailed, and populated with resonant characters, The Way He Looks leaves a warmth that lingers.

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

This exquisite film - about a blind teenager who falls in love with a classmate - will charm you from beginning to end.

Jun 30, 2020

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Darian Lusk

Observer

The film offers something much deeper, and what is not said makes it refreshing, and beautiful.

Apr 14, 2017

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Brazilian writer-director Daniel Ribeiro displays an assured sense of tone in this debut feature, sustaining an air of fragile beauty but never once slipping into preciousness.

Jan 9, 2015

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

A wonderful film, a truly touching love story that captures growing up in all of its messy, awkward, sometimes painful beauty.

Jun 6, 2022

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Amanda Jane Stern

Film Inquiry

The Way He Looks is a poignant coming-of-age movie with an incredibly sweet romance at its core.

Jul 14, 2020

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

This may be the first feature to trace with humor and compassion how hard it is to be gay, blind and in love...

Jun 18, 2020

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Corey J

I liked it. It was a sweet romance story with a happy ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/22/23

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Daniel O

one movie you can watch more of one time,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/23

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Ashley H

beautiful chemistry is what we all love! You could assume many things from the title which is very nice, and one of the best things about the film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/23

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vuesguk

I really love it one of the best LGBT movies ❤

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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Devils A

What a wonderful movie, tastefully done with two great kid actors, makes this a movie you cannot help but fall in love with!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Lequisha S

There is a sweet warmth to this movie that is impossible to deny. The characters and their relationships, particularly in the first half, are colored in very realistically; you can genuinely latch onto them and care about the small-scale drama unfolding in their lives. However, the film does stall out toward the end and it tries to manufacture added drama around elements of the story we've already addressed (and as far as the audience is concerned, already resolved). Gabriel's sexuality and Karina's place in the love parallelogram are good examples of this. Had that part been tightened up and the subplot with the exchange program been given a bit more of a meaningful finish, the film would get higher marks. As it is though, it's hard not to enjoy this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/22

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Synopsis

A blind teenager's life and world is changed with the arrival of Gabriel.

Director: Daniel Ribeiro
Producer: Diana Almeida, Daniel Ribeiro
Screenwriter: Daniel Ribeiro
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Genre: Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 16, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.1K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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