I Am Michael

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I Am Michael

2017,

1h 42m,

Drama/

LGBTQ+

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Based on the fascinating, true-life story of Michael Glatze, a gay activist who becomes an anti-gay Christian pastor.

Critics Consensus

I Am Michael takes a determinedly balanced approach to its complex subject, and although the results don't always add up, they're anchored by strong work from James Franco.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Feb 2, 2017

2.5/5

The performances are uniformly good and Kelly's effort to tell an unbiased story is admirable, but I Am Michael ultimately delivers more in the way of talking points than drama.

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Tricia Olszewski

TheWrap

Jan 27, 2017

Franco's fantastic here. He gives a fieriness to Michael as a gay advocate, then seamlessly slides into borderline madness as he starts accepting that the "voice" he hears is God's.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Jan 27, 2017

3/4

Kelly is finding his sea-legs as a director.

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Sep 2, 2021

3/5

Whether it's attempting to stay too closely to its source material, or if nobody actually thought about writing a climax to it, the film sputters, stumbles and peters into nothingness.

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James Clay

Fresh Fiction

Dec 12, 2018

B

While the film certainly isn't a masterpiece, Kelly has created a film that dares to be different.

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

Nov 3, 2018

8

Michael is not without his weaknesses and despite declaring that he no longer identifies with being a homosexual, it does not necessary mean that he ceases relationships with the same sex.

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Jan 2, 2019

A story both compelling and fascinating it features one of James Francos strongest performances

Ron W

Jul 6, 2018

Ridiculous, offensive and untastefull. The Life of a person that lives on prejudice should never be biographed...

Abraham P

Apr 4, 2018

I like the performances, but it's only mildly enlightening or entertaining, like an after-school special.

Draco R

Oct 12, 2017

Boring. fell asleep 4 times before I finished watching this Irrelevant piece of .....

Abraham S

Sep 17, 2017

gays in halifax, that's cute. and james franco no less. as stupid as it would be to relinquish gayity (for jesus) this made me think that it might be kind of cleansing to just be nothing. asexual is where it's at? then again as soon as a james franco walked by i'd give in and gaayyyyyy.

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Han W

Sep 4, 2017

based on a true story this kind of movie scares me. as many people think that religion can change who you are born to be. maybe Michael was never gay to begin with but by. maybe his enlightened with God was a twisted manipulation of his true believe. thru love and determation he did change his ways of being accepted by society but at what cost. this to me is a sad story. because religion should never justify whom you choose to love.

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Synopsis

Based on the fascinating, true-life story of Michael Glatze, a gay activist who becomes an anti-gay Christian pastor.

Director: Justin Kelly
Producer: Ron Singer, Joel Michaely, James Franco, Michael Mendelsohn, Scott Reed, Vince Jolivette
Screenwriter: Stacey Miller, Justin Kelly
Distributor: Brainstorm Media
Production Co: Patriot Pictures, Thats Hollywood, RabbitBandini Productions
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 11, 2017
Runtime: 1h 42m

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