Breakfast with Scot

Breakfast with Scot (2007)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (28 reviews)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (1,985 ratings)

A decidedly non-stereotypical gay male couple finds their efforts to keep their personal and professional lives completely separate challenged by the arrival of the gay nephew whose presence threatens to reveal their closely guarded secret in director Laurie Lynd's drama. Eric (Tom Cavanagh) is… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Sean Reycraft
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 9, 2007 Wide
Regent Releasing/here! Films

Critic Reviews

  • Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

    Breakfast with Scot isn't much on originality, but it is sweet enough to overcome the most cynical skeptic.

  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

    It lacks the psychological realism of certain decent dramas and is too reliant on cheap pratfalls and Cavanagh's pinched approach to comedy.

  • David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle

    What elevates way above the merely adequate script by Sean Reycraft based on the novel by Michael Downing and Lynd's competent direction is young Noah Bernett as Scot. This kid is so great, he could give kid actors a good name again.

  • Lou Lumenick, New York Post

    Anyone who's ever seen an After School Special knows where the family-friendly Breakfast With Scot is headed, no matter how well intentioned.

  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

    It's refreshingly snarky and quick.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Thomas J


    A cute story but so many situations seemed exaggerated and distracted from the heart of this movie.

  • Emily A


    This is a sweet, if rather formulaic family comedy. The genuine laughs seem a little few and far-between, but I really liked the twist on functional nuclear family life, as well as the examination of gay identity. That is the only thing that makes this film special, really. The thing… More

  • Red L


    I enjoyed this movie. Eric is trying the keep his lifestyle private. After all he is a tough pro hockey player - an enforcer no less. Eric's partner, Sam inherits Scot after his sister dies. The problem is, Scot may just blow Eric's cover.

  • Jason V


    Breakfast with Scot is not refreshing, quirky, comedic or, frankly good. From the get go, Tom Cavangh's Eric is entirely unlikeable while Ben Shenkman's Sam seems to stick with him "just because." There's no warmth between the two, which makes every single… More

  • Daniel P


    Pretty damn good film. Review soon.

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