In from the Side

"Love is a contact sport."

2022 2h 14m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 96

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Mark, a new and inexperienced rugby club member, finds himself drawn to Warren, a seasoned first team player. When a series of happenstances at an away fixture lead to a drunken encounter, Mark and Warren unwittingly embark on a romantic affair they struggle to hide from their partners and teammates.

“Love is a contact sport.”

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Cast

Alexander Lincoln
Mark
Alexander King
Warren
Peter McPherson
John
Christopher Sherwood
Jimmy
Ivan Comisso
Carlos
Pearse Egan
Pinky
Carl Loughlin
Gareth
Kane Surry
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Credits

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Director: Matt Carter
Writers: Matt Carter, Adam Silver
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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

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3 / 6

CAST

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Alexander Lincoln and Alexander King and Peter McPherson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love is a contact sport.".

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7947604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Matt Carter directs. Matt Carter cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Editor Matt Carter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Alexander Lincoln and Alexander King and Peter McPherson carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Love is a contact sport.".
5IMDB entry: tt7947604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Matt Carter
Runtime: 134 min · 2h 14m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $52,885
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: In from the Side (2022)

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CinemaSerf2023-05-16
★ 6/10
Alexander Lincoln does quite well here as "Mark", a man in a long-term relationship with his frequently absent partner "Richard" (Alex Hammond). He plays rugby for a gay team and after one night on the beer finds himself waking up (yep, of course he has managed to put his Calvin's back on in the middle of their night of passion!) next to "Warren" (Alexander King). The former has an open arrangement - just never the same person twice - but the latter man has secrets to keep and the two decide to leave it as a fun one night stand. Of course, it isn't that simple. Circumstances conspire and, well you can guess the rather messy rest of the plot. It's far too long, and for me anyway, just reinforced too many stereotypes surrounding hormonal guys who just can't keep their pants on. Loyalty to their rugby team seems disproportionately significant to both men - far more than any integrity with their seemingly faithful boyfriends and I found as this rather plodding affair lumbered on for all but 2¼ hours that though very easy on the eye, the characterisations became increasingly flat and uninteresting. Sure, it's great that the acting talent and the subject matter are dramatising homosexuality in a fashion that is not designed just for a gay audience, but the shallowness of their personas - especially the rather odious "Gareth" (a decent effort, too, from Carl Loughlin) just reinforced too many join-the-dot gay attitudes that I found rather underwhelming and just a little disappointing.

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