Akron

"Love now."

2015 1h 28m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 174

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.

“Love now.”

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Cast

Matthew Frias
Benny Cruz
Edmund Donovan
Christopher Welling
Andréa Burns
Lenora Cruz
Amy da Luz
Carol Welling
Joseph Melendez
David Cruz
Isabel Rose Machado
Becca Cruz
Cailan Rose
Julie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian O'Donnell
Writers: Brian O'Donnell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian O'Donnell, shot by Patrick Jordan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Snodgrass shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Matthew Frias and Edmund Donovan and Andréa Burns carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love now.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3544014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Brian O'Donnell directs. Patrick Jordan behind the camera. Bill Snodgrass cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Brian O'Donnell, shot by Patrick Jordan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Bill Snodgrass shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Matthew Frias and Edmund Donovan and Andréa Burns carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Love now.".
8IMDB entry: tt3544014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Patrick Jordan
Editing: Bill Snodgrass
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Akron (2015)

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CinemaSerf2025-10-10
★ 6/10
A gentle romance based on a slightly far-fetched premiss. Two young men become friends after a game of mud ball; their relationship blossoms until they go on a trip together and discover a shared tragedy in their past that tests the relationships with themselves and their families. It's a low-budget affair; decent enough performances from the two leads - Edmund Donovan and Matthew Frias - but don't expect anything too substantial. Maybe that's why it works - it is a movie about love (not necessarily gay love) without the usual drug use, effing and blinding and nudity. The "daytime" television feel is maybe what makes the film more remarkable - it's all just so ordinary as to treat same-sex attraction as routine - and that's no bad thing.
kinrich302026-08-30
★ 9/10
This was as an incredibly good movie and every actor in it did an excellent job. It was both a tragedy and a love story, but definitely worth watching, to say more than that I feel would be giving away too much of the emotional impact of the story.