Uncle Frank

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Uncle Frank

R

2020

1h 35m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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In 1973, teenaged Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is a revered literature professor. She soon discovers that Frank is gay, and living with his longtime partner Walid “Wally” Nadeem (Peter Macdissi) -- an arrangement that he has kept secret for years. After the sudden death of Frank's father -- Beth’s grandfather -- Frank is forced to reluctantly return home for the funeral with Beth in tow, and to finally face a long-buried trauma that he has spent his entire adult life running away from.

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Critics Consensus

Uncle Frank finds writer-director Alan Ball still untangling the modern American family dynamic, aided by standout work from Paul Bettany and Sophia Lillis.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

12/02/2020

I thought this is the best performance [Paul Bettany's] given since Gangster No. 1... secondly it's really funny.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

12/01/2020

Uncle Frank revolves around Uncle Frank, and Bettany's career-great performance as a man who knows where the gaps are in his life, and how much his whole relationship with his family is about holding his breath.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

11/29/2020

2/5

Even Paul Bettany firing on all available cylinders can't quite save this mixed-bag melodrama from its flimsiness.

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

01/16/2025

3/5

The emphasis is on redemption and reconciliation. It all makes for pleasant enough storytelling but the film doesn’t dig nearly as deep as you first expect it might.

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Michael Cuby

them.

09/28/2022

Uncle Frank is sure to be one of Amazon’s future awards season players.

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Tom O'Brien

Next Best Picture

06/14/2022

5/10

It's a film with too many instances where characters do completely out-of-character actions simply to advance the plot.

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Annie W

@Annie502 Jun 2

Great story and important message that should be shared the actors were great and I loved Sophia Lillis also starring in this movie

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Sandra S

@Sandra589 Feb 6

Cinema absoluto,mais deu no que comentar,tio frank é admirável mais ao mesmo tempo sensível e marcante,com personagens complexos,mas definitivamente recomendo,para quem curte um filme sensível,a história é bem elaborada e foi oque mais me prendeu,captei bem o cenário caótico e a vida complicada que o personagem principal teve,realmente um filme admirável e que merece ser lembrado.

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Edilva T

@Edilva902 Jan 29

Um filme sensível e envolvente,Tio Frank definitivamente me tocou pela delicadeza com que trata identidade, Sophia Lillis estava linda no papel e se destacou muito,Com um tom acolhedor e intimista o filme se destaca pela honestidade,o que fez ele se tornar um dos meus favoritos e recomendo muito.

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Maxsuel S

@Maxine191 Jan 16

Um filme que merece mais reconhecimento ainda,porque é uma obra realmente admirável e profunda,com temas sensíveis,ótimas atuações,um final satisfatório e que realmente te deixa de coração aquecido, Sophia Lillis tava linda nesse filme.

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Alain E

@AlainE Jan 3

I gave up after the prolonged flashbacks to the protagonist’s sexual awakening. Totally unnecessary.

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Peter K

@Vacadoug 07/26/2025

Beautifully done from start to finish. This was amazing!

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Synopsis

In 1973, teenaged Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is a revered literature professor. She soon discovers that Frank is gay, and living with his longtime partner Walid “Wally” Nadeem (Peter Macdissi) -- an arrangement that he has kept secret for years. After the sudden death of Frank's father -- Beth’s grandfather -- Frank is forced to reluctantly return home for the funeral with Beth in tow, and to finally face a long-buried trauma that he has spent his entire adult life running away from.

Director: Alan Ball
Producer: Alan Ball, Bill Block, Michael Costigan, Stephanie Meurer, Jay Van Hoy
Screenwriter: Alan Ball
Production Co: Parts and Labor, Miramax, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Amazon Studios
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language|Drug Use)
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2020
Runtime: 1h 35m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)