Spoiler Alert
Love never stops surprising you. Even when you know how it ends.
2022 | 110m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Michael Showalter |
|---|---|
| Writer: | David Marshall Grant, Dan Savage, Michael Ausiello |
| Staring: |
| Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 2022 |
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| Director: | Michael Showalter |
| Writer: | David Marshall Grant, Dan Savage, Michael Ausiello |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | journalist, terminal illness, based on true story, cancer, lgbt, gay theme, gay relationship |
| Production Companies | Focus Features, That's Wonderful Productions, Semi-Formal Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jim Parsons | Michael Ausiello |
| Ben Aldridge | Kit Cowan |
| Sally Field | Marilyn |
| Bill Irwin | Bob |
| Josh Pais | Scott |
| Antoni Porowski | Sebastian |
| Nikki M. James | Nina |
| Jeffery Self | Nick |
| Tara Summers | Mrs. Ausiello |
| Winslow Bright | Kelly Roswell |
| Allegra Heart | Franny |
| Sadie Scott | Kirby |
| Scott Burik | Taxi Driver |
| Supriya Ganesh | Make-Up Artist |
| Eleni Yiovas | Night Nurse |
| Shunori Ramanathan | Dr. Lucas |
| Kate Pittard | Candace Baker |
| Paco Lozano | Judge |
| Christine Renee Miller | Ruth |
| Erica Cho | Dr. Vogt |
| Brody Caines | Young Michael |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Showalter | Director |
| David Marshall Grant | Screenplay |
| Dan Savage | Screenplay |
| Kit Bland | First Assistant Director |
| Louis Phillips | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Shabazz Allah | Props |
| Brian Burgoyne | Director of Photography |
| Peter Teschner | Editor |
| Michael Ausiello | Book |
| Brian H. Kim | Original Music Composer |
| Claire Parkinson | Costume Design |
| Sara K. White | Production Design |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Giovanni Rufino | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jim Parsons | Producer |
| Michael Showalter | Producer |
| Todd Spiewak | Producer |
| Michael Ausiello | Executive Producer |
| Jordana Mollick | Producer |
| Eric Norsoph | Executive Producer |
| Jason Sokoloff | Executive Producer |
| Alison Mo Massey | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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I suppose a Madison Avenue advertising rep might label this movie something like “Love Story meets Philadelphia.” But to say it is part of the dying lover genre but with gay lovers is pigeonholing it a bit too much. There are only so many ways a love story between gay men can be told, and ditto for ... how a dying lover story unfolds. So a few familiar plot details are perhaps inevitable. But even those familiar details, such as one of the men staying closeted to his parents, is handled with a freshness in how it is resolved. And the memories of a childhood as revealed as a 70s sitcom certainly seemed imaginative and different to me. There is a chemistry between the lovers which, let’s face it, is a requirement for the film to work, and the usual ensemble cast of friends and relatives do a fine job so. Spoiler Alert won’t reside on any of my list of favorites or movies to be watched again, but I enjoyed it and admired the respect they showed the subject and the source material when they completed the project.