Name: Guys Reading Poems
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 2016-04-10
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Cast: Patricia Velásquez, Alexander Dreymon, Luke Judy, Lydia Hearst, Christos Vasilopoulos

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Some minds bend. Some break.

A resourceful boy creatively uses poetry to survive when his mother, a disturbed avant garde painter, locks him in a puppet box and builds an art installation around his imprisonment.

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Directed by: Hunter Lee Hughes
Written by: Hunter Lee Hughes, Steven Reigns

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April 10, 2016 · 1 h 38 min · Disturbing Imagery

Released: April 10, 2016
Runtime: 1 h 38 min
Content: Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Mystery, Drama
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 67 countries

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Where can I stream Guys Reading Poems?

In the United States, Guys Reading Poems is free with ads on Hoopla, Pluto TV, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. It also streams in 24 other countries.

Is Guys Reading Poems worth watching?

68

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 5.1).

Will I feel good after watching Guys Reading Poems?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.