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Alex Strangelove (2018)

TV-MA (US) | USA | English | 99 min

Directed by: Craig Johnson

6.4

Alex Truelove (Daniel Doheny) is a well-rounded high school senior with a wonderful girlfriend Claire (Madeline Weinstein) and a bright future ahead of him - and with plans to achieve his last teenage milestone by losing his virginity. But things get complicated when he meets Elliot (Antonio Marziale), a handsome and charming gay kid from the other side of town, who unwittingly sends Alex on a rollercoaster journey of sexual exploration, kicking off a hilarious and moving adventure of love, sex and friendship in our liberated and confusing modern times.

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Cast & Crew

Craig Johnson

Director

Michael Abela

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Brendan Archer

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Joshua Barragan

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Kai Wes

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Quinn Birkholz

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Release Date

USA

(San Francisco Film Festival)

2018-04-16

United Arab Emirates

(internet)

2018-06-08

Argentina

(internet)

2018-06-08

Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Alex Strangelove

(Original title)

Alex Strangelove

Argentina

Alex Strangelove

Australia

Parent Guide

The whole movie is based around a teen boy trying to lose his virginity, but also coming to terms with his sexuality.

A teen boy and girl have sex in a motel room. The boy takes his pants off, and we see him laying in bed with his shirt and underwear on. The girl walks in only wearing bra and panties. They start kissing as the boy reaches for a condom. The girl performs oral sex, this scene lasts for about 15-20 minutes. After that, they have intercourse. No Nudity is shown.

A teen boy and another teen girl have sex at a houseparty. She asks him to f*ck her, and grabs a condom. They have intercourse under bedsheets, For a few seconds, the nipples are shown. The girl shouts many obscenities. This scene lasts for about 20-30 seconds, until they're interrupted.

A stoned teen boy and drunk teen girl jump into an empty bathtub and begin to passionately kiss. They're interrupted after 15 seconds.

A teen boy plays with a monkey doll sexually, and "talks dirty" to it. This scene lasts for about 45 seconds - 1 min. He is then interrupted by his mom.

A teen boy stands up and exposes his penis to another teen boy. Pubic hair is briefly shown. This scene is meant to be comedic.

A teen boy licks a poisonous frog. This is meant for comedic effect.

In the middle of a class, a teacher announces that a teen boy is about to have "hot sweaty intercourse of a sexual kind". It's implied that the teen boy was only imagining things.

A boy sits next to another boy on a bed. One of the boys leans in and passionately kisses the other. This scene lasts for about 10-15 seconds, and is stopped when they feel awkward about it.

A teen boy falls into a pool and begins to have flashbacks as a kid of other boys being homophobic and making fun of him in the shower for "having a boner". The boys push the other boy to the ground and laugh. This scene can be upsetting to some viewers, especially if they're a victim of homophobic bullying.

A teen boy shows his privates to male friend to see if the latter is bi as he claims -- there's a close-up as he unzips his pants and lowers his underwear; we see the bare skin of his waist but not his pubes or penis.

A boy is seen buying condoms.

A boy and a girl uploaded an episode of their YouTube show which has footage of the girl in her bra and the boy shirtless. Nothing sexual, and the state of undress was made to reference naked mole rats.

Teenage boys making comments about "fucking animals."

Some sexual mature adult humour about animals

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