

Matthias & Maxime
Best friends forever.
Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and, eventually, changing their lives.
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7.1/10
521 votes
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- Released
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- Language
- French
- friendship
- quebec
- lgbt
- gay romance
- gay theme
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Digital / OTTMUBI28 Aug 2020
United StatesUS
- Digital / OTTNRMUBI28 Aug 2020
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival3 Oct 2019
- Digital / OTT15MUBI28 Aug 2020
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival2 Aug 2019
- PremiereBrisbane International Film Festival4 Oct 2019
- Digital / OTTMUBI28 Aug 2020
CanadaCA
- Theatrical9 Oct 2019
- Digital / OTT26 May 2020
- Physical9 Jun 2020
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival Week8 Dec 2019
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical (limited)129 Oct 2019
BrazilBR
- PremiereFestival MIXBrazil De Cultura Da Diversidade14 Nov 2019
- PremiereRio De Janerio International Film Festival9 Dec 2019
- Digital / OTT14MUBI28 Aug 2020
BulgariaBG
- PremiereKinomania 24 Nov 2019
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+14 Nov 2019
DenmarkDK
- PremiereMIX Copenhagen 26 Oct 2019
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1217 Jan 2020
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Matthias & Maxime was released on 9 October 2019.
Audience reviews
4- S8/10
SWITCH.
8/12/2019
It’s hard not to be swept up by ‘Matthias and Maxime’. This is a film made with such love and care, sincerity and grace, showcasing everything that makes Xavier Dolan such an arresting filmmaker and distilled into their purest form. What made my heart soar was in how it laid bare how complex human relationships are, how pointless such binaries as gender and sexuality are, how love between two people is greater than s…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
3/27/2022
I was rather disappointed by this effort from Xavier Dolan. Perhaps writing/editting and starring in the film robbed him too much of objectivity when it came to actually watching this bit of a non-story. He portrays "Max", a young French-Canadian man who is about to emigrate to Australia. At a party with his childhood friends, he and handsome best pal Matt (Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas) get lumbered with starring in a v…
- B5/10
badelf
11/8/2025
As much as I like the work of Xavier Dolan, this film was very disappointing. It was predictable, dull, and just not showing anything new or creative. I look forward to his next fantastic film.
- K1/10
kinrich30
8/30/2026
What a colossal waste of time and film. First of all, this is not really a gay movie, it is over 2 hours long and there is less than 2 minutes of gay content. This is about a group of friends, of which the two main stars are poorly cast age-wise, who hang out. The two main guys seem to have an attraction to each other, but except for just a few seconds on screen, it's not acted on nor discussed. We do however get to …
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