Poster Boy

Poster Boy

Can he keep his secret?

Directed by Zak Tucker

Produced by Regent Releasing, Shallow Pictures LLC

200498 min5.4 / 10

A comedy-drama about a closeted gay man caught between his father's political ambitions and an activist's sabotage plot, exploring identity, hypocrisy, and the cost of hiding.

The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknowingly befriends a gay activist bent on destroying the hypocritical campaign.

Questions people ask

  • Is Poster Boy violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Poster Boy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Poster Boy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Poster Boy end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Poster Boy sad? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity83

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Poster Boy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Poster Boy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Poster Boy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Poster Boy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Poster Boy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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