Transamerica

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Transamerica

R

Released Dec 2, 2005

1h 43m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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Right in the midst of important changes in her life, Bree Osborne (Felicity Huffman) learns that she fathered a son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), 17 years ago. Bailing him out of jail in New York, Bree poses as a Christian missionary. She plans to take Toby to his stepfather's house, but when she learns that the stepfather sexually abused the boy, Bree brings her son back to Los Angeles with her. As Toby begins to fall for Bree, she must find a way to reveal who she really is.

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Critics Consensus

A terrific performance by Felicity Huffman carries this unconventional but touching transgender road movie.

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Victoria Segal

New Statesman

... ultimately, it is about the primacy of family and friends, and how decency begets decency.

Sep 26, 2017

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Zadie Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Around [Felicity Huffman's] bold performance shelter cardboard cut-outs.

Sep 28, 2006

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a very likeable film. With a big heart, good intentions and a sharp eye for social absurdities, it can hardly be anything else.

Feb 24, 2006

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Mattie Lucas

trans|cendental cinema

The entire tone of the film takes on a kind of patronizing view of Bree that is consistently frustrating at best and deeply offensive at worst.

Jun 25, 2024

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Bruce C. Steele

The Advocate

Felicity Huffman may well balance off her mantle come March 5 with an Oscar to complement the Emmy she scored for Desperate Housewives in September.

Apr 20, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A challenging film both for its subject matter and its brutal honesty and, at times, graphic imagery.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 26, 2020

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Stephen C

Rated R for Language, Drug Use, Nudity, and Sexual Content. So many people in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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thiago s

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, o elenco é mais ou menos, e só os protagonistas ajudam e dão uma salvada no filme, a história é bacaninha e interessante, mas o filme deveria ter cenas um pouco melhores e mais relevantes, mas o que também melhorou um pouco o filme foi o drama, com tudo isso, eu até recomendo esse filme.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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John D

A courageous intelligent masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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Andre L

Spoiler free - A very boring and predictable tale, with the expected uninspiring writing that comes along with the subject matter. The acting was average at best, and seemed everybody was there more for a check, than actually creating something that gets the audience invested. So many better options in the genre that don't rely on a gimmick to try to stand out.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/25

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PridePosterStudios

Heart in the right place, cis actor in the wrong role.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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Hoi Y

The way that this film was done brought so many aspects of gender dysphoria and transexualism to light in a very poignant and powerfully "stealth" way. Felicity Huffman's performance has made an impact on society with this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/28/23

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Synopsis

Right in the midst of important changes in her life, Bree Osborne (Felicity Huffman) learns that she fathered a son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), 17 years ago. Bailing him out of jail in New York, Bree poses as a Christian missionary. She plans to take Toby to his stepfather's house, but when she learns that the stepfather sexually abused the boy, Bree brings her son back to Los Angeles with her. As Toby begins to fall for Bree, she must find a way to reveal who she really is.

Director: Duncan Tucker
Producer: Linda Moran, Rene Bastian, Sebastian Dungan
Screenwriter: Duncan Tucker
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Belladonna Productions LLC
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.0M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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