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Those People

Those People

Drama · Romance · 2015

On Manhattan's gilded Upper East Side, a young gay painter is torn between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist.

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Those People

2015 Drama · Romance 1h 29m

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6.9 / 10

Community rating

On Manhattan's gilded Upper East Side, a young gay painter is torn between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Joey Kuhn

Written by

Joey Kuhn

Jonathan Gordon

Jonathan Gordon

Charlie

Jason Ralph

Jason Ralph

Sebastian

Haaz Sleiman

Haaz Sleiman

Tim

Britt Lower

Britt Lower

Ursula

Meghann Fahy

Meghann Fahy

London

Chris Conroy

Chris Conroy

Wyatt

Allison Mackie

Allison Mackie

Priscilla Kinberg

Court is in session

Put Those People on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.