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      Appropriate Behavior

      Released Jan 16, 2015 1 hr. 26 min. Comedy LGBTQ+ List
      97% 62 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A secretly bisexual Brooklynite (Desiree Akhavan) from a traditional Persian family struggles with her identity and the disintegration of her relationship with her girlfriend (Rebecca Henderson). Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 01 Buy Now

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      Warm, funny, and quietly profound, Appropriate Behavior serves as a thoroughly compelling calling card for writer, director, and star Desiree Akhavan.

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      PridePosterStudios Not the panties!! ✂️ Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review luca j I thought it was a pretty cute film, easy watch but explored some subtle (and not so subtle) intricasies of relationships, which I think everyone would relate to. But I also think POC would find the cultural conflict the 'American of Iranian descent' protagonist experiences particularly relatable. And I suspect that LGBTQ+ people would also find a lot of it particularly relatable. It was nice how themes that are normally explored in heavy/sad/intense films were explored in a a way that the film retained it's 'lightness' and humour. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty good movie starring the girl from creep 2. I did enjoy this movie but during the last 15 20 minutes I was bored to death and I was trying to like the main character but then there was a heel turn and I then got bored. The ending always makes or breaks a movie and sadly this movies ending 15 20 minutes sucked. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty good movie starring the girl from creep 2. I did enjoy this movie but during the last 15 20 minutes I was bored to death and I was trying to like the main character but then there was a heel turn and I then got bored. The ending always makes or breaks a movie and sadly this movies ending 15 20 minutes sucked. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/20 Full Review Audience Member Didn't delve deep enough. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review dan u I tried my best to enjoy this movie, but ugh! That sure didn't happen. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya Autostraddle Akhavan has no problem making us stay close and personal. Shirin holds people at a distance, but Akhavan’s approach to filmmaking is intensely intimate. Apr 23, 2024 Full Review KaeLyn Autostraddle The humor was so dry, but it was so good. Aug 12, 2021 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online ... while its themes are important, they've all but fallen to the wayside by the film's third act, which becomes a far too typical hipster comedy (think Frances Ha) with an anticlimactic ending that doesn't bring any closure to Shirin's story. Rated: B- Sep 1, 2017 Full Review Yasmin Omar Harper's Bazaar The movie feels like a feature-length episode of Girls (in which Akhavan would later guest-star), awash with bratty outbursts, awkward threesomes and sloppy physical comedy. Rated: 4/5 Jun 25, 2021 Full Review Nick Levine NME (New Musical Express) Far from another trendy comedy, Appropriate Behaviour is sharp, charming and crammed full of life, warts and all. Rated: 4/5 May 27, 2021 Full Review Cameron Ward One Room With A View Desiree Akhavan's freely accomplished feature debut brings undoubted talent to new tales of love, loss and lesbianism. Rated: 4/5 May 31, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A secretly bisexual Brooklynite (Desiree Akhavan) from a traditional Persian family struggles with her identity and the disintegration of her relationship with her girlfriend (Rebecca Henderson).
      Director
      Desiree Akhavan
      Executive Producer
      Hugo Kaempfer, Lucas Kaempfer, Olivier Kaempfer, Katie Mustard
      Screenwriter
      Desiree Akhavan
      Distributor
      Gravitas Ventures
      Production Co
      Parkville Pictures
      Genre
      Comedy, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 16, 2015, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 30, 2016
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