''Almost Love'' is a 2019 American
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
drama
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romance film directed, and written by American actor
Mike Doyle. It stars
Scott Evans,
Augustus Prew,
Michelle Buteau and
Colin Donnell. It was released in the United States on June 26, 2019, and on streaming platforms on August 2, 2020.
Plot
Adam and Marklin are in a 5-year relationship when the passion for each other starts to dim, forcing them to face each other's shortcomings while also watching their close group of friends' love lives crumble around them. Their best friend Cammy's latest fling is everything she's looking for in a man, until she finds out that he's homeless and she's unsure if he's seeing her because of her or to have a place to crash. Haley is a teacher and is helping one of her students with the SAT's when he confesses his feeling for her. Then their friends Elizabeth and Damon have been married happily for 15 years when it's not so happy anymore.
Cast
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Scott Evans as Adam
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Augustus Prew as Marklin
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Michelle Buteau as Cammy
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Colin Donnell as Henry
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Zoë Chao as Haley
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Kate Walsh as Elizabeth
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Chaz Lamar Shepherd
Chaz Lamar Shepherd is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his roles as Artis Tower in ''Me and the Boys (TV series), Me and the Boys'' (1994–1995), John Hamilton on ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven'' (1996–2001 ...
as Damon
* Christopher Gray as Scott James
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Chris Henry Coffey as Karl
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Nadia Dajani as Nurse Hame
* Brian Marc as Guillermo
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Marilyn Sokol as Peggy
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Patricia Clarkson as Ravella Brewer
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John Doman as Tommy
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Bryce Pinkham as Taylor
Production
The film was set for a theatrical release, but changed to streaming in the midst of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case was reported on January 20, and United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services Secreta ...
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Reception
Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film holds a 68% critic score.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 8739582, Almost Love
2019 films
2019 comedy films
2010s English-language films
LGBTQ-related romantic comedy films