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Dorian Blues

Play trailer Poster for Dorian Blues 2005,  1h 28m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 58% 24 Reviews Tomatometer 65% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
58% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A strict conservative's (Steven Charles Fletcher) teenage son (Michael McMillian) struggles with the realization that he is gay.
Dorian Blues

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Critics Consensus

Dorian Blues has a familiar outline, but it's filled in with enough sharp writing and solid performances to forgive the sense of déjà vu.

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Ann Hornaday Washington Post Jan 12, 2006
[Writer-director] Bardwell offers a cheerful, if sometimes strenuously earnest, take on a subject that seems overdue for a lighthearted touch. Go to Full Review
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Dec 6, 2005
2.5/5
Dorian Blues has wit, humor, good performances, and clever technique that catapults the film into the front ranks of coming-out movies. Go to Full Review
Lisa Kennedy Denver Post Dec 2, 2005
2/4
Dorian Blues makes me yearn for the day that audiences have become so comfortable enough with this subgenre that a clever director can make a spoof in which many if not all of the conventions get lampooned. Go to Full Review
Doug Brantley Out Magazine May 27, 2022
Llike his main character, writer-director Bardwell seems more concerned with maintaining the stereotypical status quo than making his own personal statement. Go to Full Review
Anderson Jones The Advocate Apr 26, 2022
Queer cinema needs another coming-out story like the world needs another TV series starring Tyra Banks. Yet young filmmakers stay under the delusion that their story is very different from yours and mine. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Apr 10, 2006
B
It's a sweet and likable movie, if not an expert one, and a respectable entry in the genre. Go to Full Review
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Tennyson Bardwell

Director

Michael McMillian

Dorian Lagatos

Lea Coco

Nicky Lagatos

Steve Fletcher

Tom Lagatos

Mo Quigley

Maria Lagatos

Sian Heder

Ellie

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Movie Info

Synopsis A strict conservative's (Steven Charles Fletcher) teenage son (Michael McMillian) struggles with the realization that he is gay.
Director
Tennyson Bardwell
Producer
Tennyson Bardwell, Frank D'Andrea, Mary-Beth Taylor, Portia Kamons
Screenwriter
Tennyson Bardwell
Distributor
TLA Releasing
Production Co
Day Dreamer Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 23, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$71.5K
Runtime
1h 28m
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