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1985
Directed by
Yen Tan
Not Rated
2018
86m
[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama)
7.2
96%
82%
6.2
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A closeted young man goes home for the holidays and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.
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1985 Ratings & Reviews
Austin Chronicle
Matthew Monagle
What makes 1985 such a heartbreaking film is its refusal to contextualize Adrian's suffering against the ongoing AIDS epidemic.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
It would have been called groundbreaking had it been made in the titular year, but in 2018 it comes across like a throwback to an earlier time, and not an especially compelling one.
The Film Experience
Murtada Elfadl
The scope of the film is small and the locations limited, yet its ambition is big.......The sensitive performances and the black and white super 16 cinematography add poignancy and gravity to the intimate interactions between these characters.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
The script condemns no-one and finds hope in the way that all of its characters recognise the humanity of the others. The result is a thoughtful, intelligent and ultimately heartbreaking film reflecting on a time when that felt all too rare.
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
1985 feels like a missing minor classic from the decade that preceded the rise of the so-called New Queer Cinema.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
A moving cinematic sketch of a HIV-infected man living through the height of the plague.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
This profoundly resonant, smartly understated black-and-white film greatly benefits from more than 30 years worth of sociosexual perspective that reminds us how much has changed, yet how much else has not.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
A "stomach flu" is to blame for his weight loss, you hear from Adrian's father, but not ever from Adrian, indicative of the fact that what you don't see or hear in "1985" carries the most weight.
Slant Magazine
Diego Semerene
The black and white of this film feels like an easy filter draped around the elements in the frame, hoping to grant them the gravitas that the elements themselves can't radiate.
ArtsATL
Steve Murray
The movie doesn't hold any surprises, though it's a useful reminder for younger members of the LGBTQ community who don't know what a scary, sad time the 1980s were.
San Francisco Bay Times
Gary M. Kramer
1985 may moralize a bit, but the film is quite moving. Smith gives a strong, subtle performance, and Madsen is heartbreaking as his mom. Bring Kleenex.
Film Inquiry
Alex Arabian
1985 is a miracle of a film, one that pays tribute to an era, a generation past, and a culture that fueled the progress of LGBTQ civil rights for decades to come.
Variety
Dennis Harvey
All the performances are very good (though one might ask why no one has a regional accent), with stage-trained Smith providing a center of quiet intensity.
Solzy at the Movies
Danielle Solzman
1985 is an incredibly moving film from writer-director Yen Tan.
Film Inquiry
Hazem Fahmy
Relying heavily on the personal over the historical, Tan has crafted a stunning love letter in memoriam for the queer big brothers who could not be there to tell him what Adrian tells Andrew.
IndieWire
Jude Dry
It is a haunting elegy for a generation of gay men.
TheWrap
Dan Callahan
This is a realistic, discreet, yet exploratory film that earns its tears honestly and scrupulously.
Austin American-Statesman
Matt Shiverdecker
Despite the subject matter, "1985" rarely dips into maudlin territory. It wisely chooses instead to celebrate unconditional love and the notion that what we have in common is greater than what divides us.
Film School Rejects
Tomris Laffly
Yen Tan's miracle of a film masterfully sets a heartbreaking, small-scaled familial story against the massive backdrop of the AIDS crisis.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
Anchored by a deeply felt central performance from Cory Michael Smith, the modest but affecting film should find a receptive niche with LGBT audiences.
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