Spoiler Alert (2022)
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.
Production Company(ies)
Focus Features, LGBTQ Stories, That’s Wonderful Productions, Universal Pictures
Distributor
Focus Features
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:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 52m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 9, 2022 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2023
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
Spoiler Alert, PG-13, Comedy, Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+, Michael Ausiello, Ben Aldridge, Sally Field, Bill Irwin, Jeffery Self, Nikki M James, directed by Michael Showalter, written by David Marshall Grant, Dan Savage, produced by Jim Parsons, Todd Spiewak, Alison Mo Massey, Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick, Focus Features, box office gross $1.3M, reviewed by Sandra Hall, tt stern-enzi, Sara Michelle Fetters, Katie Rife, Adam Graham, Nell Minow, Jim Schembri, John Serba, Stephen A Russell, Cory Woodroof, Rachel Wagner, Michael Ausiello’s memoir, heartwarming, funny, life-affirming, illness, thematic elements, sexual content, drug use, English, flat aspect ratio, Dec 9 2022 release date, Feb 3 2023 streaming release date, strong performances, talented cast, saccharine, comedy, drama, romance, LGBTQ+ genre
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): 1,983
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
Ben Aldridge – Kit Cowan
Sally Field – Marilyn
Bill Irwin – Bob
Jeffery Self – Nick
Nikki M. James – Nina
Director – Michael Showalter
Producers – Jim Parsons, Todd Spiewak, Alison Mo Massey, Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick
Writers – David Marshall Grant, Dan Savage
Director(s)
Michael Showalter
Writer(s)
David Marshall Grant, Dan Savage
Producer(s)
Jim Parsons, Todd Spiewak, Alison Mo Massey, Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick
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…
Plot
Adapted from Michael Ausiello’s memoir chronicling. The film tells the story of the eleven-month span between when his partner, photographer Kit Cowan, gets diagnosed with terminal cancer, and his passing. Interwoven is the story of their meeting, falling in love, and the ups and downs over 14 years.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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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