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Looking: The Movie

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After living in Denver for nearly a year, Patrick Murray (Jonathan Groff) returns to San Francisco to celebrate the wedding of old friends.

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Touching and profound, Looking: The Movie puts a bittersweet conclusion to the too-soon-gone HBO series with humor and hopeful tenderness, even if its structure is slightly wobbly.

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Brandon Nowalk AV Club 07/25/2016
B
Looking has always come alive in visuals, and The Movie is a beautiful parting shot. Go to Full Review
Mike Hale New York Times 07/24/2016
In a show about loneliness and friendship, it helps to have two actors who can so easily convince us that they're the greatest of friends. Go to Full Review
Nancy DeWolf Smith Wall Street Journal 07/22/2016
The movie makes anybody who watches it at least glimpse the deeper, disconcerting, questions. Go to Full Review
Joe Passmore Attitude 02/06/2020
4/5
Its subtle observation and commentary on the gay community, whilst at times flawed, was always intriguing, and often heart-warming. Go to Full Review
Alexander Ryll Gay Essential 09/15/2019
3.5/5
If you liked Looking the TV series, you'll be largely satisfied by the wrap-up movie - which was previewed at Outfest 2016 ahead of its HBO premiere. If you didn't like Looking the TV series, the wrap-up movie won't change your mind about the series. Go to Full Review
Adrián González Viña El antepenúltimo mohicano 01/16/2018
3/5
As a farewell it works... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Ryan S @RyanCanada 02/08/2024 Incredible Series/Movie that was cut way too short. See more 05/18/2017 Tal y como imaginaba el final. Perfecto. Demasiado corta. See more 02/02/2017 I'm still really sad that this series was not renewed by HBO for at least another season. The movie was deeply emotional but wasn't enough. The richly poignant stories felt clipped and unfinished. I wanted more. What an incredible cast and a stunningly atmospheric setting. I feel in love with everything about this show and miss it. I was slightly disappointed with the ending ... and while I am grateful that we got the movie to tie up the loose ends, I was left feeling like the stories were unfinished somehow. Still a remarkable show ... groundbreaking and utterly lovely. I will forever be #teamkevin ... love wins! See more 08/27/2016 A lot of talky-talk, with a lot of eating Chinese food in between, and one great fuck scene toward the beginning. Other than that it's completely boring! I rate it at 20%. See more 08/20/2016 Although Looking: The Movie acts as a good finishing chapter to the series, it is a bit lackluster and undertoned. See more 08/17/2016 its a good portrayal but not sure what its intention is or focus - being a gay man in NYC Ive known shades of these guys. Iam always hesitant to watch a "gay themed" film because I think mostly its made for a "straight" audience and therefore really self conscious about not "offending" anyone which really serves to only water down the true experiences of gay guys in the US and Urban centers...and likewise present a really skewed version and one dimensional idea about being "Gay." I actually never watched the series - well I did for like 5 minutes and felt it really in-authentic and stiff as far as the acting - so I decided to watch the movie - frankly about 2 thirds of the way thru I got bored and watched Mr. Robot instead...The major cable networks need to relax and really let some gay guy director cut loose unlike those really horrible stains on the Gay community like Will and Grace (barf) and Queer as Folk (double wretched barf) you want a great series try Queer as folk the british original by far the best thing Ive ever seen about two guys and gay guys in general... See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After living in Denver for nearly a year, Patrick Murray (Jonathan Groff) returns to San Francisco to celebrate the wedding of old friends.
Director
Andrew Haigh
Screenwriter
Andrew Haigh, Michael Lannan
Production Co
Home Box Office (HBO)
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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