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Were the World Mine

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Were the World Mine

Released Nov 21, 2008

1h 36m

Musical

Comedy

Fantasy

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A gay teen (Tanner Cohen) uses a love potion to turn close-minded townspeople into homosexuals, including the handsome jock with whom he is secretly in love.

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Charming, endearing, and a little clunky, Were the World Mine is an entertaining, if somewhat unnecessary, musical adaptation.

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Anna King

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Were the World Mine gets by on sheer charm -- and on Gustafson's inventive direction, Kira Kelly's elegant cinematography and co-screenwriter Cory James Krueckeberg's whimsical production design, which works wonders on a limited budget.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 29, 2009

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Were the World Mine is seriously uneven. If it displays considerable imagination and creativity, it also lapses too often into smug, campy silliness.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 12, 2008

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

It's a Very Special Episode, not a Shakespearean comedy.

Aug 14, 2020

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

What could have been a charming and original endeavor becomes tacky and silly.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 16, 2009

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Chris Hewitt

St. Paul Pioneer Press

The songs are bright and beautifully sung, the cast's naturalism works against the surreality of the concept, and ultimately, the pieces fit together like a dream.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 13, 2009

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It’s so low budget from the costumes to the cinematography to the sets. If they had a bigger budget, it could actually be a movie lol. It has some great ideas though!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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PridePosterStudios

Waiting for someone from The Sun to get upset and write an article about this.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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Audience Member

Such a different fantasty film. Defnitely worth a watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

It started out really good, but the film got progressively worse till the whole thing was just ruined. It had a couple of really good song though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

far from perfect and having many cringeworthy stereotypes, but with some beautiful imagery and moments that made me still like it in the end

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Es un musical de temática bullying homofobico de escuela. El protagonista se enamora de un chaval muy guapo y con una receta mágica, de origen shakespeariana. homosexualiza su pueblo. Acá el problema es que la narrativa de la película no tiene sentido y emplean un Deus Ex Machina de cuento de hadas. Pero tiene una buena fotografía y escenas irónicas.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Synopsis

A gay teen (Tanner Cohen) uses a love potion to turn close-minded townspeople into homosexuals, including the handsome jock with whom he is secretly in love.

Director: Tom Gustafson
Producer: Tom Gustafson, Cory James Krueckeberg, Peter Sterling
Screenwriter: Tom Gustafson, Cory James Krueckeberg
Production Co: The Group Entertainment, SPEAK Productions
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $103.1K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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