Freak Show
Billy Bloom is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father, Billy discovers that he's like a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don't understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in his own inimitable way.
20 July 1968, New York, USA
12 June 1960, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3 March 1945, Tucson, Arizona, USA
19 January 1984
10 February 1960, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
14 August 1986, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
29 June 1995, Bronxville, New York, USA
14 December 1951, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1 December 1945, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
8 December 1993, Denver, Colorado, USA
16 February 1959, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
February 15, 2017
At the heart of this tale, and the film's paramount appeal, is the staggeringly impressive turn by Lawther, who manages to be so overtly confident in the role, and yet internally so vulnerable.
January 01, 2018
Styler's peppy but thin foray into feature direction is especially disappointing following her strong track record as a producer of more singular, stylistically confident indies ...
January 08, 2018
Freak Show is a much-needed film that focuses on a gender-nonconforming teen in high school and preaches the message of acceptance and inclusion.
February 14, 2017
That it unfolds with a near-complete absence of finesse or subtlety probably won't matter a whit to a target audience weaned on Glee.
January 11, 2018
Mr. Lawther is sympathetic and appealing as Billy, but Ms. Styler seems to mistake broad strokes for stylistic daring, and her colorful but diffuse movie never jells.
February 15, 2017
Styler's directorial debut isn't the cinematic equivalent of wearing blue jeans, but much of its flash and style - though gorgeously costumed by Colleen Atwood and Sarah Laux - smacks of calculation and imitation rather than real flair.
January 09, 2018
Bitterly funny and warmly empathetic ...
January 12, 2018
Keeps things likeably frothy and delivers nicely on both entertainment and emotional fronts.
January 11, 2018
There are times when Freak Show seems like a high school film repurposed from other high school films, rather than an authentic vision of life outside Chloë Sevigny's hometown.
