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Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
HENRY GAMBLE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY takes place over the course of 24 hours, at the 17th birthday pool party of preacher's kid Henry Gamble. As Henry treads through various sexual possibilities, seeking to come into his own, so too do the adults and teenagers of the party, all struggling to navigate the public and private, and their longing, despite themselves and their faith, for earthly love. (imdb)
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Henry Gamble's Birthday Party

2016
Drama
1h 27m
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Avg Percentile 49.77% from 65 total ratings

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Rated 20 Sep 2017
90
92nd
WTF I made this movie in my head like 10,000 times I'm pretty sure.
Rated 18 Sep 2017
5
81st
I feel like someone made this movie just for me. People struggling with identity and religion, a minimalist style that seems like you're intruding on a day in the life of these people, a suicide attempt and scenes set to pop music.
Rated 20 Nov 2016
60
26th
I'm fond of the formal elements here--the use of water as another way of seeing, the brisk pacing, and the atmospheric music. But the film seems to have more characters than it can handle. Further, no one (among the main characters) seems particularly happy--everyone putting on some kind of show to hide their sexual repression or guilt. A few side characters (not Christians) seem more comfortable with themselves, but all the religious characters seem deeply conflicted or unhappy--nuance needed.
Rated 07 Sep 2021
44
33rd
Tries hard to be slick and somewhat managed. It doesn't try to offer answers, and barely asks questions anyway.

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