Love is Strange

Two gay men take advantage of New York's new marriage laws and tie the knot after being together for 39 years. Unfortunately, the Catholic school where one teaches does not approve, and they reluctantly fire him, forcing the couple to split up and stay with friends while they sell their apartment and look for cheaper housing. The teacher stays with two gay police officers, while the other, who is a painter, bunks with his nephew's family, leading to a situation that weighs heavily on all involved.

94 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language, Nudity).
Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Charlie Tahan, Darren E. Burrows
Director	Ira Sachs
Screenplay	Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias
Cinematography	Christos Voudouris
Editing	Affonso Gonçalves, Michael Taylor
Sound formats
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2014
Produced by	Parts and Labor, Faliro House Productions, Film50, Mutressa Movies, RT Features, Charlie Guidance, Mm... Buttered Panini Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Infrequent, mild to moderate
Nudity	None
Sex	Affection, low impact, infrequent
Violence	None
Prejudice	Low impact, infrequent, within context
Blasphemy	Exclamations, infrequent
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated R for language
Runtime	94
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 39 critics	17
Rottentomatoes critics 103 critics	16
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Held aloft by remarkable performances from John Lithgow and Alfred Molina, Love Is Strange serves as a graceful tribute to the beauty of commitment in the face of adversity.	19
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	15
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Heartfelt drama about love, real estate has some swearing.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 21 users	14
Rottentomatoes users 8428 users	13
Internet 1234 Netizens A film about gay love and marriage in NYC and the complications affecting many lives that ensue after the wedding.	14
Average .. 77%	15