The Boys in the Band

2020Movie⏱️ 2h 1mR

Drama

⭐ 6.8

IMDB Rating

19,327 votes

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

Director

Joe Mantello

Writers

Mart Crowley, Ned Martel

Stars

Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer

Release Date

September 30, 2020

Language

English

Country

United States, Canada

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 6

Nominations

💬 158

Reviews

📋 25.7K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Jim Parsons

as Michael

Zachary Quinto

as Harold

Matt Bomer

as Donald

Andrew Rannells

as Larry

Charlie Carver

as Cowboy

Robin de Jesus

as Emory

Brian Hutchison

as Alan

Michael Benjamin Washington

as Bernard

Tuc Watkins

as Hank

Brian Dole

as Young Bohemian

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.39 : 1

Color

Filming Location

Julius Bar, 159 West 10th Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Production

Netflix

🏷️ Keywords

homosexualitymale frontal nudityfriendship between mengay kissgay couple

🎯 Categories

Period DramaPsychological DramaDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Nice actors, no chemistry

by nycruise-1 • 2020-10-02

5/10

"I really looked forward to watching this so-named "remake". Kudos for the production team trying to re-capture the pre-Stonewall atmosphere of the play. Unfortunately, the actors - and ultimately the director - are all victims of the current age where we gay men feel "comfortable" in our homosexual skins. There was not tension, no notion that the party as well as Michael's apartment was a space where the boys/"girls" could "let their hair down" due to oppressive mainstream attitudes about being gay. Furthermore, what was also lacking was - and I say..."