Summary
After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 88Audiences 81GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer95%
Metascore81
Audience score86%
User score8.5
Letterboxd · 52 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.6
Box office
4.0×its budget
- Budget
- $120 K
- Worldwide
- $485 K
Worldwide it earned $365 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+1Released
2011
October 23, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more16 people
- Tom CullenRussell
- Chris NewGlen
- Jonathan RaceJamie
- Laura FreemanJill
- LMLoreto MurrayCathy
- JWJonathan WrightJohnny
- Sarah ChurmHelen
- Jermaine LiburdDamien
- JDJoe DohertyJustin
- Kieran HardcastleSam
- MDMark DevenportStraight Man in Bar
- SBSteve BlackmanStraight Man in Bar
- Julius Metson ScottPaul
- MAMartin ArrowsmithMartin
- CWCaroline WoolleyHouse Party Girl 1
- CCCaroline CawleyHouse Party Girl 2
Directing · 2
- Andrew Haigh Director, Writer, Editor
- Alex Mercer First Assistant Director
Production · 5
- Anna Seifert-Speck Executive Producer
- Suzanne Alizart Executive Producer
- Tristan Goligher Producer
- Kahleen Crawford Casting
- Caroline Stewart Casting Associate
Camera · 1
- Urszula Pontikos Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- James Edward Barker Original Music Composer
- Grant Bridgeman Sound Effects Editor
- Tim Barker Sound
Art · 1
- Sarah Finlay Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jo Way Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Angelika Padberg Gaffer
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