Get Real (1998)
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78% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(7,740 ratings)
This gay coming-of-age drama from Britain was screened at many film festivals including Toronto, Edinburgh, and the 1999 Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema section). It tells the story of 16-year-old Steven (Ben Silverstone), a boy who can't tell anyone of his sexual preference except an… More This gay coming-of-age drama from Britain was screened at many film festivals including Toronto, Edinburgh, and the 1999 Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema section). It tells the story of 16-year-old Steven (Ben Silverstone), a boy who can't tell anyone of his sexual preference except an overweight girl named Linda, who is also unlucky in love. Steven (and most of his school's female student body) have a crush on John, the school hunk, who dates a model. Before long, John and Steven finally meet and start a private romantic tryst. The lies, secrets, and deceit build to a head at the school's commencement ceremony, where John is to be presented a prize for athletics, while Steven reads his award-winning essay on growing up. All is finally revealed. ~ Arthur Borman, Rovi
- Directed By
- Simon Shore
- Written By
- Patrick Wilde
- Genres
- Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 30, 1999 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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David Edelstein, Slate
The strength of this agreeable comedy, directed by Simon Shore from a screenplay by Patrick Wilde, is that it makes even the tiniest sexual encounters seem emotionally momentous.
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Derek Elley, Variety
Fresh, funny and thoroughly engaging.
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Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
An issue movie, a comedy, and a love story, this is pretty good at being all three.
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Trevor Johnston, Time Out
The film is grounded in genuine emotions and its knowing humour serves it well. I laughed like a drain.
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Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The movie bravely goes where too many other films have gone before.
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Cast
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Ben Silverstone
as Steven Carter
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Brad Gorton
as John Dixon
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Charlotte Brittain
as Linda
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Stacy A. Hart
as Jessica
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Kate McEnery
as Wendy
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Tim Harris
as Kevin
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James D. White
as Dave
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Patrick Nielsen
as Mark
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Louise J. Taylor
as Christina Lindmann
