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Handsome Devil

Follow the crowd, or follow your heart?

7.0(718)20171h 35m3

A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1.1M
Box office
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Language
English
  • high school
  • boarding school
  • homophobia
  • roommates
  • male friendship
  • rugby
  • male homosexuality
  • ireland
  • lgbt
  • gay theme
  • arrogant

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Behind the camera

Director

John Butler

Produced in

Ireland

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)2 Jun 2017
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)1515 Feb 2017
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical25 May 2017
  • CanadaCA

    • Premiere14A10 Sept 2016
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical1216 Nov 2017
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical15A21 Apr 2017
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Digital / OTT1215 Nov 2017

Frequently asked questions

Handsome Devil was released on 15 February 2017.

Audience reviews

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    Reno

    2/4/2018

    7/10

    **Music, sport and then there's gay.** I have seen many gay films, but I never felt very satisfied as this one. It removed all the cliches. You don't get a product like that often. I mean, despite being a gay film, there's no romance in it. But everything was told from a different aspect, like whether it is in the eye of sport, music, et cetera. Maybe if one film that families should watch regarding gay theme, tha…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/27/2022

    6/10

    Quite an illustrative tale of conforming, this film. It is gay themed, but could equally apply to anyone new to an environment and who struggles to fit in. Here, two classmates who share a room form an unlikely bond; one a star sportsman and the other a bit of a pariah. It has two redeeming features of note - the use of sport as a positive conduit, albeit via a pretty circuitous route; and by allowing initially hosti…

  • K

    kinrich30

    8/30/2026

    9/10

    To me it was wonderfully acted and very well written. It tells a heartwarming story about two young gay men in a very positive way. I think I've watched it about 4 times already. What also makes it interesting is that it does not turn into a romance, it is just two gay students who become best friends.

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