Spoiler Alert

"Love never stops surprising you. Even when you know how it ends."

2022 1h 50m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 184

RomanceComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

“Love never stops surprising you. Even when you know how it ends.”

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Cast

Jim Parsons
Michael Ausiello
Ben Aldridge
Kit Cowan
Josh Pais
Scott
Allegra Heart
Franny
Jeffery Self
Nick
Braxton Fannin
Michael's Sitcom Older Brother
Brody Caines
Sitcom Young Michael
Tara Summers
Mrs. Ausiello

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Showalter
Writers: David Marshall Grant, Dan Savage
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Showalter, shot by Brian Burgoyne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brian H. Kim. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge and Josh Pais carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love never stops surprising you. Even when you know how it ends.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7775720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Showalter directs. Brian Burgoyne behind the camera. Brian H. Kim scores. Peter Teschner cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Michael Showalter, shot by Brian Burgoyne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Brian H. Kim. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Peter Teschner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge and Josh Pais carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Love never stops surprising you. Even when you know how it ends.".
7IMDB entry: tt7775720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "journalist", "romcom", "based on true story", "terminal illness".

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian Burgoyne
Original score: Brian H. Kim
Editing: Peter Teschner
Production design: Sara K. White
Costume design: Claire Parkinson
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Spoiler Alert (2022)

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Peter McGinn2023-01-16
★ 8/10
I suppose a Madison Avenue advertising rep might label this movie something like “Love Story meets Philadelphia.” But to say it is part of the dying lover genre but with gay lovers is pigeonholing it a bit too much. There are only so many ways a love story between gay men can be told, and ditto for how a dying lover story unfolds. So a few familiar plot details are perhaps inevitable. But even those familiar details, such as one of the men staying closeted to his parents, is handled with a freshness in how it is resolved. And the memories of a childhood as revealed as a 70s sitcom certainly seemed imaginative and different to me. There is a chemistry between the lovers which, let’s face it, is a requirement for the film to work, and the usual ensemble cast of friends and relatives do a fine job so. Spoiler Alert won’t reside on any of my list of favorites or movies to be watched again, but I enjoyed it and admired the respect they showed the subject and the source material when they completed the project.

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