In one desperate night, four disparate gay men cruise Philadelphia in pursuit of ever-elusive human connection. The film follows them as they navigate the night filled with hot hook-ups, lingering resentment and falling in love.
4 July 1989, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
28 November 1969, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
15 September 1985, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
21 February 1992, Tbilisi, Georgia
8 April 1973, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
May 04, 2016
A compassionate romantic drama.
March 03, 2017
This film, about six Philadelphia men whose lives criss-cross overnight, works like poetry. It is a figuring-out of various desires through movie codes and poetic form.
May 05, 2016
Bits and pieces of the gay-themed drama "Beautiful Something" feel real and essential. But this slow-going film often suffers from a forced, navel-gazing quality that can prove exasperating.
November 15, 2016
Graham pulls off a nimble hat-trick, fusing throwback, unapologetic queerness (frank sexuality; a world of tricks, one-night stands, and no moralizing about any of it) and unbridled romanticism.
May 05, 2016
The movie is in dire need of character development and a wider social context.
May 09, 2016
Bad gay movies never take very long to announce themselves as such, and Beautiful Something is no exception.
