Latter Days (2004)
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43% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(10,832 ratings)
Sweet Home Alabama screenwriter C. Jay Cox directs the independent romance Latter Days. Christian (Wesley A. Ramsey) is a young gay party boy who lives in Southern California. When a group of good-looking Mormon missionary guys move into his apartment complex, he's determined to pick one up. He… More Sweet Home Alabama screenwriter C. Jay Cox directs the independent romance Latter Days. Christian (Wesley A. Ramsey) is a young gay party boy who lives in Southern California. When a group of good-looking Mormon missionary guys move into his apartment complex, he's determined to pick one up. He ends up falling for sweet, innocent Mormon Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss), who's secretly struggling with his sexuality. Aaron slowly falls for Christian, even though he thinks he's shallow. The romance causes problems in both worlds. Christian tries to develop a conscience and ends up meeting Keith (Erik Palladino), a man dying of AIDS. Aaron has the difficult job of coming out to his mom (Mary Kay Place) and to his fellow missionaries. He comes against harsh criticism from the blatantly homophobic Ryder (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Latter Days won awards at the Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and L.A. Outfest. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- C. Jay Cox
- Written By
- C. Jay Cox
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 30, 2004 Limited
- Studio
- TLA Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Renders its gay and religious characters so stereotypical that neither lifestyle appears attractive.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
It's a winning, heartfelt and conflicted piece where the conflicts often resolve themselves in surprising ways.
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Tom Long, Detroit News
A coming-of-age, coming-out, romantic comedy, religious intolerance flick, and if that sounds a bit crowded, that's because it is.
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Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A fairly flat, predictable tale.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It's more melodrama than drama or love story, and Cox, who wrote Sweet Home Alabama, seems to have never met a stereotype he didn't like.
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Cast
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Wesley A. Ramsey
as Christian
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Jacqueline Bisset
as Lila
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Steve Sandvoss
as Aaron Davis
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Mary Kay Place
as Gladys Davis
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Erik Palladino
as Keith
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Rebekah Jordan
as Julie
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Amber Benson
as Traci
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Khary Payton
as Andrew
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Ryder
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Rob McElhenney
as Harmon
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David Poser
as Gilford
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Jim Ortlieb
as Farron Davis
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Dave Power
as Gilford
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Linda Pine
as Susan
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Terry Simpson
as Trick
