It's My Party

It's My Party

A gathering of friends. A gift of love. A celebration of life.

Directed by Randal Kleiser

Produced by Opala Productions, United Artists

1996110 min6.3 / 10

A tender yet devastating portrait of a man confronting mortality and reconnecting with loved ones before choosing to end his life on his own terms.

Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.

Questions people ask

  • Is It's My Party sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is It's My Party violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does It's My Party end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is It's My Party scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is It's My Party easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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