Spoiler Alert (2023)
92%RT Audience Score: 97%
Awards & Nominations: NA
It can be frustratingly uneven, but strong performances from a talented cast help Spoiler Alert stay on the right side of saccharine.
“Spoiler Alert” has its ups and downs, but the strong acting from the cast makes it enjoyable and keeps it from becoming too sweet.
Tagline
Love never stops surprising you. Even when you know how it ends.
Production Company(ies)
Focus Features, LGBTQ Stories, That’s Wonderful Productions, Universal Pictures
Distributor
Focus Features
(Originating Distributor)
Release Date:
12-02-2022
Release Type
THEATRICAL, THEATRICAL (LIMITED), THEATRICAL (WIDE)
Filming Location(s)
New York, New York, United States; New York, United States
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
Year of Release
2022
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Color:NA
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Sound mix:NA
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1 h 52 m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Dec 9, 2022
Genre(s)
Biographical, Drama, Dramedy, Health, LGBTQ Stories, Literary Adaptation, Music, Relationship Drama, Romance, True Story/Event, War
Keyword(s)
Biographical Drama Movie, Dramedy Drama Movie, Health / Fitness Drama Movie, LGBTQ Stories Drama Movie, Literary Adaptation Drama Movie, Relationship Drama Movie, Romance Drama Movie, True Story/Event, Movies Directed by Michael Showalter, Movies Written by David Marshall Grant, Movies Written by Dan Savage, Movies Starring Jim Parsons, Movies Starring Ben Aldridge, Movies Starring Sally Field, Focus Features Movie, That’s Wonderful Productions Movie, Semi-Formal Productions Movie, Movies from 2022, Movies from the 2020s, Low Budget Movie, Movies from United States, English Language, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, That’s Wonderful Productions Movie, Romance, Movies Written by Michael Ausiello, Movies Directed by Dan Savage, Movies Starring Antoni Porowski, Movies Starring Nikki M. James, Movies Starring Jeffery Self, Movies Starring Bill Irwin, Health Drama Movie, LGBTQ Drama Movie, Female Producer, LGBTQ+ Producer, LGBTQ+ Lead Cast, LGBTQ Producer, LGBTQ Lead Cast, Black Lead Cast
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend: $82,983
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $88,847
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,977
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Michael Ausiello
Ben Aldridge
Kit Cowan
Sally Field
Marilyn
Bill Irwin
Bob
Jeffery Self
Nick
Nikki M. James
Nina
Director(s)
Michael Showalter
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (84) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (71) | Rotten (13)
Sometimes the tone is a little too cute but Showalter and his writers have a persuasive ability to defuse the looming threat of sentimentality with comedy.
February 10, 2023 | Rating: 3.5/5
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
It sounds like a really heavy, sad story, and it is, but there’s so much fun and joy… it’s about life and the messiness of love.
December 16, 2022 | Rating: B
tt stern-enzi
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
TOP CRITIC
Spoiler Alert is a delightfully effective melodrama, one that pulls few punches and isn’t afraid of wearing a plethora of emotions out in the open for all to see.
December 12, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
This is a nice film. A sweet film. A film you can watch with your mother-in-law.
December 9, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Katie Rife
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
… While it eventually finds its sweet core, its surrounded by the shards of a much more interesting story.
December 9, 2022 | Rating: B-
Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
A tender, inspiring story.
December 9, 2022 | Rating: B+
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
Parsons is terrific in a tough role, balancing wit with the gravitas needed as he goes from full-time writer to full-time carer. Matching him is Aldridge who imbues his ailing character with soul-enriching defiance. It’s a beautifully etched performance.
February 10, 2023 | Rating: 3/5
Jim Schembri
jimschembri.com
Where other movies might indulge glibness or Oscar-clip force, Spoiler Alert opts for subtlety and clarity.
February 7, 2023
John Serba
Decider
It is interesting… but it is super stagey… and very mawkish
February 6, 2023
Stephen A. Russell
Sunday Arts Magazine Podcast (JOY 94.9)
Michael Showalter is competent enough to make the real-life drama sink in, and the cast is good enough to sell it.
January 15, 2023
Cory Woodroof
615 Film
I’d say get out the tissues and enjoy this sweet, hopeful love story
January 13, 2023 | Rating: 6/10
Rachel Wagner
rachelsreviews.net
Beautiful, devastating, and achingly honest, “Spoiler Alert” is a sweet, relatable love story — with an unsurprisingly gut-wrenching ending — about the moments that give our life meaning and the sacrifices we willingly make to pursue that meaning.
January 9, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Stephanie Malone
Morbidly Beautiful…
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Trivia
Goofs
Immediately before Michael and Kit lie down under their first Christmas tree, there are several presents underneath. When they lie down, there are no presents.
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