Trailer
Summary
Maggie Cooper thinks it would be really cool if her son Lloyd were gay. So cool, in fact, that she outs him to the entire school.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+29)
Critics 29Audiences 58GoodWatch 43
Tomatometer29%
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 259 ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.0
User score4.3
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −19 min on the typical 100
typical 10081Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2015
April 24, 2015
11 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more17 people
- Jason DolleyLloyd
- Mark Boone JuniorMax
- Nia VardalosMaggie
- Skyler SamuelsCarrie
- Devon WerkheiserFitch
- Kate FlanneryNorma
- Scott ShilstoneBrad
- Gillian VigmanBarbara
Kurt CollinsDan
Mike HagertyPrincipal
Lisa LoebMrs. Moore- JAJasmine AdeleBiker Babe
Jessie EnnisHannah- RSRichard StraussDerek
Noah StaggsBiker Guy #2
Glenn McCuenMitchell
Danika GalindoTeenage Friend
Directing · 1
- Salomé Breziner Director
Writing · 1
- Duke Tran Writer
Camera · 1
- Chris Squires Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jacob Chase Editor
Sound · 1
- Jeff Cardoni Original Music Composer
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