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The Boys in the Band

1970
Drama
1h 58m
Tensions run high as Michael hosts Harold and five mutual friends (all gay) for Harold's birthday, in late 1960s New York--especially when Michael's straight college roommate happens by after a crisis of his own.
Directed by:
William Friedkin William Friedkin
Written by:
Mart Crowley
Starring:
Cliff Gorman Leonard Frey Laurence Luckinbill Peter White Reuben Greene Kenneth Nelson Frederick Combs
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Genre:
Drama
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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The Boys in the Band

1970
Drama
1h 58m
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Rated 03 Mar 2024
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82nd
lionel_hutzLionel Hutz
Rated 25 Feb 2024
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bkcBKC
Rated 22 Feb 2024
70
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roseloveroselove
Rated 09 Jan 2024
100
91st
subberosubbero
Rated 29 Nov 2023
72
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samkrausersamkrauser
Rated 14 Nov 2023
90
84th
rarydmanrarydman
Rated 24 Sep 2023
83
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daystron7daystron7
Rated 24 Sep 2023
63
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rob97Rob97
Rated 23 Aug 2023
91
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cetincelikcetincelik
Rated 19 Jun 2023
84
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İstanbul Film Festivali. William Friedkin seçkilerinde ilk film. Zamanın yine çok ötesinde. Diyaloglar ve oyunculuklar olağanüstü.
Rated 19 Jun 2023
doyler29doyler29
Rated 09 Jun 2023
70
42nd
I'm of two minds about this film. Mart Crowley's play is an important one, and it's good to see it preserved with a screenplay by Crowley and all of it's original cast. I also think there's something oppressively about the way Friedkin films it, and many of the performances are not bad, but are bad film acting. Nelson, in particular, is very mannered and much too big. This isn't helped by the way Friedkin shoots everything in tight close-ups. It's a film I admired, but didn't really like.
Rated 09 Jun 2023
lineupherelineuphere
Rated 30 May 2023
79
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mr_mxyzptlkMr. Mxyzptlk
Rated 25 Feb 2023
100
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em_edEM-ED
Rated 04 Nov 2022
77
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meowfreshMeowfresh
Rated 09 Oct 2022
80
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dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 29 Sep 2022
9
97th
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 29 May 2022
30
15th
Highly theatrical, contrived, self-amused and unconvincing. For one, it gets tired fast when every other line of dialogue (and this film has nothing but) seems specifically designed to regurgitate the news that the characters are gay. This continues even while each of them starts a random altercation with the other for no good reason.
Rated 29 May 2022
norvaljonesnorval_jones
Rated 05 May 2022
81
75th
nahuelglnahuelgl
Rated 28 Mar 2022
80
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cayhcayh
Rated 23 Mar 2022
90
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Rated 13 Mar 2022
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Rated 04 Jan 2022
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Rated 12 Dec 2021
80
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Rated 19 Nov 2021
80
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theshiznitTheShiznit
Rated 15 Nov 2021
64
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Rated 02 Sep 2021
52
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Rated 30 May 2021
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Rated 12 Apr 2021
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Rated 29 Dec 2020
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Rated 21 Nov 2020
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Rated 09 Nov 2020
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Rated 18 Oct 2020
40
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Rated 06 Oct 2020
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Rated 28 Sep 2020
92
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Rated 28 Aug 2020
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Rated 23 Jul 2020
75
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Rated 22 Jul 2020
70
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Rated 03 Jun 2020
93
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Rated 15 May 2020
80
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Rated 12 Apr 2020
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Rated 02 Apr 2020
77
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Rated 18 Jan 2020
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Rated 09 Aug 2019
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Rated 05 Jun 2019
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Rated 20 May 2019
75
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Rated 04 May 2019
72
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Rated 20 Mar 2019
60
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Rated 27 Dec 2018
78
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Rated 30 Jul 2018
95
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Rated 28 Jul 2018
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Rated 24 Jul 2018
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Rated 22 Jun 2018
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Rated 20 Jun 2018
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Rated 19 Jun 2018
80
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Rated 16 Jun 2018
80
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Rated 16 Apr 2018
49
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Rated 12 Feb 2018
82
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Rated 24 Jan 2018
5
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Rated 09 Jan 2018
75
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Rated 24 Dec 2017
75
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Rated 23 Dec 2017
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Rated 23 Dec 2017
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Rated 29 Nov 2017
70
72nd
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Rated 11 Nov 2017
79
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Rated 05 Oct 2017
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Rated 08 Jul 2017
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Rated 13 Apr 2017
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Rated 06 Apr 2017
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peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 01 Apr 2017
82
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This stagy style full of back and forth dialogue is right up my alley, which helps smooth out some of the rough edges for me. While the characters are a bit grating, they're equally entertaining and over the runtime they get enough development for their humanity to show through. It's at its best when the drama is heightened and the characters are playing off one another, the final half hour in particular, has some great scenes that drown out the missteps.
Rated 01 Apr 2017
rym_byratesRYM-byrates
Rated 10 Mar 2017
73
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Rated 25 Feb 2017
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Rated 23 Dec 2016
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Rated 03 Dec 2016
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Rated 01 Nov 2016
75
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Rated 25 Apr 2016
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Rated 16 Feb 2016
90
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Rated 21 Dec 2015
97
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Rated 15 Dec 2015
73
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Rated 27 Nov 2015
70
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Rated 28 Jul 2015
66
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Rated 20 Jul 2015
90
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Rated 14 Jul 2015
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Rated 24 Jun 2015
45
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Rated 21 Jun 2015
97
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Rated 08 Jun 2015
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Rated 05 Jun 2015
84
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Rated 19 May 2015
70
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Rated 13 May 2015
100
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Rated 30 Apr 2015
60
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dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 14 Oct 2014
40
37th
Cattiest movie ever. I guess that has to be worth something, along with the first examples (that I'm aware of) of a mainstream film making extensive use of the words "faggot" and "cunt" as well as introducing that oft-recycled line "Who do you have to fuck to get a drink around here?". Still, it's way too stagy and needlessly antagonistic. Friedkin, clearly, was still finding his sea legs here. He would shortly get much better but the general air of nastiness, so far, hasn't left him.
Rated 14 Oct 2014
christophilmChristophilm
Rated 09 Oct 2014
90
85th
zipsterZipster
Rated 11 Aug 2014
99
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noam_razNoam Raz
Rated 15 Jun 2014
91
97th
One of the many astonishing effects this film posses: Violence becomes Warmth, and warmth does not become heat, or fear, any other kind of emotion in the narrow sense, nor violence.
Rated 15 Jun 2014
lynchianlynchian
Rated 21 Apr 2014
79
82nd
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Rated 10 Apr 2014
70
71st
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Rated 02 Apr 2014
90
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Rated 05 Mar 2014
70
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Rated 13 Feb 2014
75
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Rated 05 Jan 2014
75
64th
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Rated 27 Nov 2013
80
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