Almost Love

2019 1h 34m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 50

DramaRomanceComedy

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Adam and Marklin’s 5-year relationship has gone from a passionate flame to a simmer, forcing them to reconcile with each other’s shortcomings while their friends endlessly search for love in New York City.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Scott Evans
Adam
Augustus Prew
Marklin
Michelle Buteau
Cammy
Colin Donnell
Henry
Patricia Clarkson
Ravella Brewer
John Doman
Tommy
Kate Walsh
Elizabeth
Marilyn Sokol
Peggy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mike Doyle
Writers: Mike Doyle
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mike Doyle, shot by Ludovic Littee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Scott Evans and Augustus Prew and Michelle Buteau carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8739582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mike Doyle directs. Ludovic Littee behind the camera. Michael Berenbaum cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Mike Doyle, shot by Ludovic Littee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Michael Berenbaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Scott Evans and Augustus Prew and Michelle Buteau carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt8739582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ludovic Littee
Editing: Michael Berenbaum
Production design: Robert Wise
Costume design: Lisa Montalvo
Makeup / hair: Nereida Soto
Sound: Mike Suarez
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Almost Love (2019)

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SWITCH.2020-03-23
★ 7/10
Romantic comedies are one of the easiest genres to sell me on - if you make me laugh in the first five minutes, you'll have me - and 'Sell By' did that. While it might not be award-winning or anything ground-breaking, it's a nice, simple film that will tug at those heartstrings and provides some stellar laughs. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-sell-by-gay-ensemble-comedy-is-equal-parts-charming-and-funny
CinemaSerf2025-03-29
★ 5/10
This is one of those films where someone has decided that a coasting relationship that is of little interest to those in it, and of even less to those of us watching needs to be the subject of a bit of shake, rattle and roll. The mundanity of life is beginning to sap the passion from the lives of “Adam” (Scott Evans) and his boyfriend “Marklin” (Augustus Prew) and that’s not being helped by the newly invigorated “Cammy” (Michelle Buteau) completely loved-up and the rest of their friends going through their own forms of mid-life crises. Is it possible that all these shenanigans will make them appreciate that what they had was worth fighting for, or will they just serve to point out that you only get one life and shouldn’t be afraid to move on when the time comes? At least here we are not looking as the usual white-tooted, gym-baby, characters - there is a semblance of normalcy from the characterisations, but there anything remotely innovative stops. The acting and writing are the stuff of a daytime hospital soap and the stereotypes included could be ticked off from a checklist written fifty years ago by Quentin Crisp. Will they or won’t they? I’m afraid I really found the story arc ensured that I didn’t much care.