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Movie ID: 763
RT slug: love_simon
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_simon
Release year: 2018
Runtime: 110 mins
Wide release date: 2018-03-16
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: 92%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+, Romance
Directors: Greg Berlanti
Writers: Elizabeth Berger, Isaac Aptaker
Producers: Isaac Klausner, Marty Bowen, Pouya Shahbazian, Wyck Godfrey
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-15 17:18:35
Updated: 2026-06-15 17:18:35
A closeted high school student tries to balance friends, family, blackmail and an anonymous online romance while searching for the classmate he has fallen for.
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Canonical reviews: 237
Canonical fresh: 218
Canonical rotten: 19
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 92%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-15 15:19:40
Snapshot Tomatometer: 92%
Snapshot review count: 237
Snapshot fresh count: 218
Snapshot rotten count: 19
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| Temple Hill Entertainment | production |
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| 1 | Nick Robinson | Simon Spier |
| 2 | Josh Duhamel | Jack Spier |
| 3 | Jennifer Garner | Emily Spier |
| 4 | Tony Hale | Mr. Worth |
| 5 | Katherine Langford | Leah Burke |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173278 | Brian T. Carney | Washington Blade | Fresh | — | 2022-12-08T19:47:06Z | 2022-12-08 19:47:06 | Thanks to director Greg Berlanti and his talented team, Simon gets a great love story and gets to share it with us. |
| 173279 | Michael Cuby | them. | Fresh | — | 2022-09-26T22:52:44Z | 2022-09-26 22:52:44 | The best thing Love, Simon did for queer media was pave the way for Love, Victor, its superior spinoff series...nevertheless, the latter wouldn’t exist without the former, and for that, I will always hold a soft spot in my heart for Berlanti’s adaptation. |
| 173280 | Ben Turner | The Pink Lens | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-09-02T09:40:19Z | 2021-09-02 09:40:19 | A timeless teen comedy that could not be more inclusive, diverse or air-punchingly, smile-inducing saccharine feel-good mulch with heart. And a giant beating heart at that. |
| 173281 | Kip Mooney | College Movie Review | Fresh | B+ | 2021-08-24T19:31:15Z | 2021-08-24 19:31:15 | Strolls in confidently like it's been here before, telling a story that's been told plenty of times before, just not like this, and rarely this well. |
| 173282 | Nicolás Delgadillo | Discussing Film | Fresh | — | 2021-06-24T00:31:08Z | 2021-06-24 00:31:08 | 4 / 5 This movie's biggest strength is its heart and emotional moments, both of which are extremely genuine and impactful. |
| 173283 | Nick Levine | NME (New Musical Express) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-05-11T23:11:09Z | 2021-05-11 23:11:09 | This LGBTQ-themed teen movie isn't just important; it's also very entertaining. |
| 173284 | Li Sian Goh | Bitch Media | Fresh | — | 2021-03-05T01:11:07Z | 2021-03-05 01:11:07 | Love, Simon works because it feels like a love letter to a specific queer internet borne of staying up late, sweaty and paranoid, on the family computer. |
| 173285 | Nicole Ackman | In Their Own League | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-02-02T17:51:12Z | 2021-02-02 17:51:12 | Love, Simon is not only an adorable high school rom-com but also made history as the first major Hollywood studio film about a gay teenage romance. |
| 173286 | Alix Turner | Ready Steady Cut | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-01-30T17:00:44Z | 2021-01-30 17:00:44 | A romantic comedy drama about an everyday teenager's angst over fitting in and coming out as gay; entertaining, engaging and important. |
| 173287 | Dan Buffa | KSDK News (St. Louis) | Fresh | — | 2020-11-10T23:03:21Z | 2020-11-10 23:03:21 | Love, Simon isn't just a film for movie lovers: it's a film for everyone. |
| 173288 | Paul McGuire Grimes | KSTP-TV (St. Paul, MN) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-11-05T19:51:04Z | 2020-11-05 19:51:04 | It's fun to see Simon's inner thoughts play out as he tries to connect the dots with each guy. |
| 173289 | Matthew St. Clair | Cinema Sentries | Fresh | — | 2020-10-09T15:21:41Z | 2020-10-09 15:21:41 | The story of a teen figuring out his sexuality may provide familiarity but director Greg Berlanti and screenwriters Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger do attempt to create something unique out of it by subverting cliches within the "teen movie" genre. |
| 173290 | Richard Propes | TheIndependentCritic.com | Fresh | 3.5/4.0 | 2020-09-15T00:01:25Z | 2020-09-15 00:01:25 | It's a film filled to the brim with hopefulness and heart, laughter and love, authenticity, and a sense of wonder at this thing called love. |
| 173291 | Matt Cipolla | Film Monthly | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2020-07-24T00:11:35Z | 2020-07-24 00:11:35 | There are moments where the dialogue feels entirely inauthentic and calculated, but there are moments where it feels organic -- and luckily, it's in the moments that really count. |
| 173292 | Raffy Ermac | Pride.com | Fresh | — | 2020-07-17T05:50:41Z | 2020-07-17 05:50:41 | While 'Love, Simon' is only one, small glimpse into a diverse and wide-ranging community filled with different stories to tell, it's a good start. And it's something that mainstream audiences need to see more of. |
| 173293 | Ricardo Gallegos | Pólvora | Fresh | — | 2020-07-04T00:30:31Z | 2020-07-04 00:30:31 | An authentic story about acceptance and friendship. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 173294 | Fiona Underhill | JumpCut Online | Fresh | 8.5/10 | 2020-07-02T05:30:14Z | 2020-07-02 05:30:14 | On the one hand this is a blandly suburban middle-class mainstream film, but on the other, it has made an effort to have a diverse cast and of course, crucially, it is a major studio release tackling a young gay love story. It's also really enjoyable. |
| 173295 | Steven Prokopy | Third Coast Review | Fresh | — | 2020-06-02T22:00:28Z | 2020-06-02 22:00:28 | This is a sweet and moving film that is built for all, but I'm guessing it will make a lot of gay teens see the world as a safer, more compassionate place for them. |
| 173296 | Avaryl Halley | Movie Bitches | Rotten | — | 2020-05-18T21:50:16Z | 2020-05-18 21:50:16 | It was very convoluted. |
| 173297 | Andrew Galdi | Movie Bitches | Rotten | — | 2020-05-18T21:40:16Z | 2020-05-18 21:40:16 | I had a lot of problems with this movie. |
| 173298 | Andrea Gronvall | Chicago Reader | Fresh | — | 2020-03-05T21:22:39Z | 2020-03-05 21:22:39 | This beguiling romantic comedy offers a fresh take on the familiar premise of a high-schooler trying to fit in. |
| 173299 | Kate Rodger | Newshub (NZ) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-09-16T21:41:59Z | 2019-09-16 21:41:59 | At its heart, this is simply a story about love and tolerance and honesty, and told with a perfect dose of each of those things. |
| 173300 | Linda and Al Lerner | Movies and Shakers | Fresh | — | 2019-08-07T22:01:43Z | 2019-08-07 22:01:43 | It's a sincere coming-of-age tale with an accomplished cast that brings teens to life realistically and emotionally. |
| 173301 | Karl Delossantos | Smash Cut Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-08-05T20:20:57Z | 2019-08-05 20:20:57 | The movie is idealistic and corny, but by the end, I was laughing and crying along with it. |
| 173302 | Amelia Harvey | Frame Rated | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-07-24T22:31:12Z | 2019-07-24 22:31:12 | What really makes this film a feat of queer cinema is how ordinary it is. It's a love story between two men, but without tragedy and angst, seeming quite radical for how sweet it is. |
| 173303 | Mikel Zorrilla | Espinof | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2019-07-17T01:01:10Z | 2019-07-17 01:01:10 | It is a good romantic comedy, and it is mainly achieved by having a protagonist one can easily connect with. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173304 | Tessa Smith | Mama's Geeky | Fresh | — | 2019-07-12T22:56:29Z | 2019-07-12 22:56:29 | Love, Simon is a movie that every single parent should watch -- no matter how accepting you are |
| 173305 | Mattie Lucas | The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2019-06-03T20:21:39Z | 2019-06-03 20:21:39 | This is a special film, a lovely and deeply human romance with a killer cast and a truly funny and engaging script by Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker. |
| 173306 | Andrew Kendall | Stabroek News | Fresh | — | 2019-05-21T18:51:33Z | 2019-05-21 18:51:33 | Love, Simon usually for better, but occasionally for worse, is indebted to the conventions it's borne out of. |
| 173307 | Jason Escamilla | EskimoTV | Fresh | A+ | 2019-05-08T22:31:13Z | 2019-05-08 22:31:13 | A comedic heartfelt story that is suspenseful, hilarious, engaging, and relevant. |
| 173308 | Dan Murrell | Screen Junkies | Fresh | — | 2019-04-25T22:26:06Z | 2019-04-25 22:26:06 | Simply a film that says that everyone, no matter who they love, deserves a love story. |
| 173309 | Francis X. Friel | Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-03-21T18:26:46Z | 2019-03-21 18:26:46 | A sweet, sincere and attentive film about young love and friendship that passes the Howard Hawks test and deserves a longer shelf life than most teen comedies are allowed these days. |
| 173310 | Cate Young | BattyMamzelle | Rotten | 2/5 | 2019-03-10T01:55:48Z | 2019-03-10 01:55:48 | Simon never gives his friends the chance to rally around him, instead tricking them into situations that benefit only him. |
| 173311 | Rachel Wagner | rachelsreviews.net | Fresh | B+ | 2019-02-28T00:30:36Z | 2019-02-28 00:30:36 | A well acted, well written film that will help a lot of young people so I'm a fan. |
| 173312 | Sophie WIng | One Room With A View | Fresh | 5/5 | 2019-02-14T18:00:42Z | 2019-02-14 18:00:42 | A welcome step towards all-encompassing cinema. It's not the whole journey, because Simon carries other types of privilege, but that's okay; one film can't represent everybody. |
| 173313 | Allen Adams | The Maine Edge | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2019-02-07T19:26:53Z | 2019-02-07 19:26:53 | Part of what makes Love, Simon remarkable is how, well ... unremarkable it is. |
| 173314 | Amanda Greever | The Daily Times (Tennessee) | Fresh | — | 2019-02-05T19:01:14Z | 2019-02-05 19:01:14 | It's a powerful film but also a truly enjoyable one. |
| 173315 | Filipe Freitas | Always Good Movies | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2019-01-31T08:00:38Z | 2019-01-31 08:00:38 | Played below my expectations, exclusively delivering the expected as the story develops with a crowd-pleasing, soap opera-ish comportment. |
| 173316 | Harris Dang | The AU Review | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2019-01-18T04:41:04Z | 2019-01-18 04:41:04 | Overall, Love, Simon is a sweet and likable comedy/drama with lovable characters, a truthful if flawed script, a gay protagonist worth cheering for and a huge stepping stone of inclusivity for the LGBT community on film. |
| 173317 | Julia Swift | My Champlain Valley | Fresh | — | 2019-01-02T17:35:29Z | 2019-01-02 17:35:29 | 6 The first studio wide release gay coming of age film tries so hard to get audiences to identify with the main character that he ends up being too ordinary. However, the characters around him are fully developed and help us grow to care about him. |
| 173318 | Tim Stevens | Comicsverse | Fresh | — | 2018-11-27T19:37:56Z | 2018-11-27 19:37:56 | A pleasantly sweet story about a teen coming out that feels for all the world like many other pleasantly sweet stories about teens. |
| 173319 | Kt Schaefer | Substream Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-11-07T00:21:26Z | 2018-11-07 00:21:26 | Love, Simon is a fun and surprisingly deep film that sets a new standard for the teen comedy genre while also breaking new ground in its portrayal of coming out. |
| 173320 | Matt Ward | Cinematic Considerations | Fresh | — | 2018-11-05T22:31:08Z | 2018-11-05 22:31:08 | Love, Simon insists on audiences dropping their preconceived notions of what love is and who it's meant for, reminding us all that being different isn't a bad thing. |
| 173321 | Armond White | National Review | Rotten | — | 2018-10-31T20:04:22Z | 2018-10-31 20:04:22 | No matter how much mainstream Hollywood talks about inclusion, Love, Simon proves that its primary concern is the status quo. |
| 173322 | Sean Mulvihill | FanboyNation.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-10-30T00:51:19Z | 2018-10-30 00:51:19 | Love, Simon is a leap forward for representation on the screen that is highly entertaining and surely to infuriate many of the most regressive voices within the religious right. |
| 173323 | Doug Jamieson | The Jam Report | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-10-28T05:35:08Z | 2018-10-28 05:35:08 | Just the fact this film exists in the first place is something we need to celebrate, even if the end result is a little too safe. |
| 173324 | Grethe Kemp | City Press (South Africa) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-10-26T21:53:02Z | 2018-10-26 21:53:02 | A teen drama for this generation. |
| 173325 | Matt Hudson | What I Watched Tonight | Fresh | 9/10 | 2018-10-26T21:51:26Z | 2018-10-26 21:51:26 | A joy to watch and will have you beaming by the conclusion. |
| 173326 | Li Lai | Mediaversity Reviews | Fresh | B+ | 2018-10-17T22:55:46Z | 2018-10-17 22:55:46 | Love, Simon harbors no creatives of color behind the camera, yet Greg Berlanti and writers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger succeed in tapping their powers of empathy to portray non-white characters with depth. |
| 173327 | Tomas Trussow | The Lonely Film Critic | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-10-12T08:00:43Z | 2018-10-12 08:00:43 | A hopeful and positive film like this, while playing it safe on the surface, actually can do a whole world of good, and for that, its importance is self-evident. This is cinema that people will owe their lives to. |
| 173328 | Alistair Ryder | Gay Essential | Fresh | — | 2018-10-08T19:56:01Z | 2018-10-08 19:56:01 | It's inescapably conventional filmmaking, with a crowd pleasing narrative that's as charming, heartwarming and predictable as you'd expect. And yet, I found myself getting won over by it regardless. |
| 173329 | Ross Miller | The National (Scotland) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-09-08T19:20:45Z | 2018-09-08 19:20:45 | Without making a fuss as a ham-fisted issues film, this is a quietly important Hollywood movie that should hopefully lead the way for more diverse mainstream stories to come. |
| 173330 | Oggs Cruz | Rappler | Fresh | — | 2018-08-31T21:36:21Z | 2018-08-31 21:36:21 | Love, Simon is rife with cliché, which isn't exactly a bad thing considering the film uses the clichés to drive a more progressive point. |
| 173331 | Jared Mobarak | BuffaloVibe | Fresh | 8/10 | 2018-08-28T16:49:06Z | 2018-08-28 16:49:06 | The message is equality and acceptance and it comes through by refusing to conform to archaic ideas of what a gay man should be. |
| 173332 | Amanda Jane Robinson | Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-08-27T21:11:21Z | 2018-08-27 21:11:21 | While not necessarily queer cinema's most revelatory offering, Love, Simon is more charming than anticipated, with some truly heartwarming moments. |
| 173333 | Terence Johnson | Le Noir Auteur | Fresh | — | 2018-08-27T00:55:11Z | 2018-08-27 00:55:11 | Love, Simon is a breath of fresh air in so many ways. |
| 173334 | Glynis Costin | InStyle | Fresh | — | 2018-08-26T04:00:26Z | 2018-08-26 04:00:26 | He's smart and sincere as the closeted, gay teen protagonist who just wants to find love and come out on his own terms. As an actor, Robinson could be the next Ansel Elgort. |
| 173335 | Rendy Jones | Rendy Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-08-25T18:45:17Z | 2018-08-25 18:45:17 | A revolutionary teenage comedy that works for both moviegoers and people of the LGBTQ community-and boasts an outstanding star-turning performance by Nick Robinson. |
| 173336 | Kimberly Pierce | Geek Girl Authority | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-08-25T02:11:19Z | 2018-08-25 02:11:19 | In a world of depression and negativity, this is a fun, optimistic and positive film. It is an emotional, feel-good movie with a solid message. Be who you are. Love yourself. |
| 173337 | Mae Abdulbaki | Movies with Mae | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-08-21T21:50:27Z | 2018-08-21 21:50:27 | Boasted by great performances, emotionally effective story beats, and an overall heartwarming nature, Love, Simon will make you cry and cheer by the end. |
| 173338 | Lisa Johnson Mandell | AtHomeInHollywood.com | Fresh | — | 2018-08-21T19:20:39Z | 2018-08-21 19:20:39 | It's a sweet high school romantic comedy with a blue ribbon pedigree for the genre. |
| 173339 | Ferdosa | Geeks of Color | Fresh | — | 2018-08-14T21:10:17Z | 2018-08-14 21:10:17 | This film successfully does what it sets out to do: Be a great love story. |
| 173340 | Tom Santilli | AXS.com | Fresh | B+ | 2018-08-14T16:20:09Z | 2018-08-14 16:20:09 | ...this movie is just as important as "Black Panther" or "Wonder Woman" in that it shows a true hero, the likes of which we don't see all that often on the big-screen. |
| 173341 | Wesley Lovell | Cinema Sight | Fresh | 4/4 | 2018-08-07T12:25:07Z | 2018-08-07 12:25:07 | While it may be a Gen-Z era coming out story, it easily resonates for older generations. |
| 173342 | Jamal Grootboom | Independent Online (South Africa) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-06-29T20:15:46Z | 2018-06-29 20:15:46 | Director Greg Berlanti does a great job of balancing the tone of the film with a coming-of-age film. This film is funny, heartbreaking, enduring and a really does move along at a great pace. |
| 173343 | Michael Arbeiter | Thrillist | Fresh | — | 2018-06-28T23:02:51Z | 2018-06-28 23:02:51 | Love, Simon takes this mission to a new neighborhood, aiming to occupy a space so long understood, from both sides of the equation, to have no room for queer stories. |
| 173344 | Francisco Marinero | El Mundo (Spain) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-06-26T18:45:31Z | 2018-06-26 18:45:31 | Loving a stranger is not fully convincing... but it is better than most high school movies. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173345 | Jordi Costa | El Pais (Spain) | Fresh | — | 2018-06-22T18:30:31Z | 2018-06-22 18:30:31 | Love, Simon is one of those rare works in which its conventional aspects play to its favor due to the fact that its greatest virtue is normalizing the homosexual protagonist. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173346 | José Martín | El antepenúltimo mohicano | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-06-21T18:30:22Z | 2018-06-21 18:30:22 | The fresh and witty script by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger seems like a contemporary heir to those eighties initiatory comedies that John Hughes dominated so well. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 173347 | Antonio Trashorras | Fotogramas | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-06-21T16:40:19Z | 2018-06-21 16:40:19 | It provides laughter, emotion and just the right dose of reality. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173348 | Janire Zurbano | Cinemanía (Spain) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-06-18T19:46:25Z | 2018-06-18 19:46:25 | Simon is the best gay protagonist that [a] post-Hughes teen comedy could give us. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 173349 | Joe Reid | Decider | Fresh | — | 2018-06-18T17:23:30Z | 2018-06-18 17:23:30 | Love, Simon succeeds best when it's letting its teen characters - particularly these teen characters - sprawl out... The cast is full of promising young performers. |
| 173350 | Rich Juzwiak | Jezebel | Fresh | — | 2018-06-13T00:20:17Z | 2018-06-13 00:20:17 | The constant wondering, the yearning for a connection, the endless comparing of your own experience to what you're observing, the quest to find someone, anyone who understands what you're going through-Love, Simon nails all of this. |
| 173351 | Marcos Gandía | Sensacine | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-06-08T16:20:39Z | 2018-06-08 16:20:39 | The only sad thing about this film is that it has to break taboos in the first place in this increasingly conservative society... [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173352 | Michael A. Smith | MediaMikes | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-05-21T03:45:08Z | 2018-05-21 03:45:08 | I've heard this film described as a "John Hughes" - type film. Barely. Though Hughes did spend a lot of his time writing about teenagers, their problems and how they dealt with them, his characters were a hell of a lot more believable. |
| 173353 | Lucero Calderón | Excelsior (MX) | Fresh | — | 2018-05-18T19:05:42Z | 2018-05-18 19:05:42 | A film that will connect with the public... [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173354 | Sebastian Zavala Kahn | Me gusta el cine | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-05-10T15:50:18Z | 2018-05-10 15:50:18 | A gentle and emotional movie; frequently hilarious and consistently honest. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 173355 | Diego Batlle | La Nación (Argentina) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-05-08T21:50:21Z | 2018-05-08 21:50:21 | It has the spirit of a classic, John Hughes film from the eighties, but imprinted with the new millennium. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173356 | James Marsh | South China Morning Post | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-05-02T13:55:07Z | 2018-05-02 13:55:07 | A charming, witty and wholly generic high school romcom, the film succeeds thanks to its smart script and sympathetic performances. |
| 173357 | Jim Schembri | 3AW | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-04-27T05:00:09Z | 2018-04-27 05:00:09 | There's no questioning the sincerity or the worthy pro-tolerance sentiments of Love, Simon...but, whoa, does this film brim with bad direction. |
| 173358 | Carlos Díaz Reyes | Vanguardia (Mexico) | Fresh | 7/10 | 2018-04-25T20:27:34Z | 2018-04-25 20:27:34 | Maybe it's a familiar formula, but it works on multiple levels. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173359 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Fresh | 3/4 | 2018-04-24T13:50:27Z | 2018-04-24 13:50:27 | ...a somewhat erratic drama that nevertheless packs a punch at several key moments. |
| 173360 | Roe McDermott | Hot Press | Fresh | — | 2018-04-19T18:20:22Z | 2018-04-19 18:20:22 | Love, Simon is sweet, relatable and funny. It's witty and accessible, and also conventional and very normal. |
| 173361 | John Serba | MLive.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2018-04-19T17:40:17Z | 2018-04-19 17:40:17 | It's a funny movie, but not an uproarious one. It's not overstated or understated, but clearly and honestly stated, and anchored by strong performances from its young cast. |
| 173362 | Teo van den Broeke | GQ Magazine [UK] | Fresh | — | 2018-04-18T21:25:15Z | 2018-04-18 21:25:15 | Robinson adeptly manages to capture the anxiety of being a gay teenager with even more dexterity than Timothée Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name. |
| 173363 | Ernesto Diezmartinez | Cine Vértigo | Rotten | 1/4 | 2018-04-17T22:50:17Z | 2018-04-17 22:50:17 | Simple and bland. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 173364 | Rafael Rosales Santos | Konexión (MX) | Fresh | 6.5/10 | 2018-04-17T22:35:13Z | 2018-04-17 22:35:13 | It probably won't be nominated for awards, but surely it will become a classic among teens. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173365 | Amanda Adame | Cine Premiere | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-04-17T16:40:27Z | 2018-04-17 16:40:27 | This movie has this same charisma and intelligent comedy as the Hughes films. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 173366 | Tara Brady | Irish Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-04-13T17:50:29Z | 2018-04-13 17:50:29 | The film is a landmark in LGBTQ representation, but succeeds on its own merits. |
| 173367 | Mario Alegre | Próxima Tanda (Substack) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-04-13T16:41:04Z | 2018-04-13 16:41:04 | The most remarkable thing about Love, Simon is how comfortable it feels with just being what it is: an ordinary teen romantic comedy. And yet, it feels so very special. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 173368 | Nathaniel Rogers | The Film Experience | Fresh | B | 2018-04-13T14:50:15Z | 2018-04-13 14:50:15 | The mainstream rom-com genre is vanilla to the core. Love Simon isn't interested in changing the formula, it's just throwing rainbow sprinkles on top. |
| 173369 | Orlando Maldonado | Movie Network | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-04-12T17:35:24Z | 2018-04-12 17:35:24 | A must-see romantic comedy that evokes the late John Hughes but traces its own path of inclusion, maturity and self discovery. -[Full review in Spanish] |
| 173370 | Jay Bamber | PopMatters | Fresh | 7/10 | 2018-04-12T17:00:23Z | 2018-04-12 17:00:23 | Indeed, this is where Love, Simon succeeds; in telling a small story about how hard it can be to declare who you are and who you want to be. |
| 173371 | Tim Robey | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-04-12T10:45:11Z | 2018-04-12 10:45:11 | Sweet and moving as it often manages to be, the film is comfortingly average, in its way - the point of it not to stand out, but fit in. |
| 173372 | Tim Brayton | Alternate Ending | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-04-12T05:50:07Z | 2018-04-12 05:50:07 | The film captures, as do the Hughes films it nakedly wants to be, something pleasantly casual about the rhythms of teenage life. |
| 173373 | Matthew Toomey | ABC Radio (Australia) | Fresh | A- | 2018-04-11T23:20:17Z | 2018-04-11 23:20:17 | When this film works... it works! It does a skillful job capturing the mindset of a teenager coming to grips with his sexuality. |
| 173374 | Alison Rowat | The Herald (Scotland) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-04-11T21:30:21Z | 2018-04-11 21:30:21 | This tale of a teenager coming out is at once old fashioned and cutting edge. |
| 173375 | Rich Cline | Shadows on the Wall | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-04-11T20:55:18Z | 2018-04-11 20:55:18 | A fresh take on the teen rom-com, this film harks back to vintage John Hughes movies with its smart, self-aware characters and realistic situations that are both amusing and thoughtful. |
| 173376 | Fico Cangiano | CineXpress | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-04-11T20:25:16Z | 2018-04-11 20:25:16 | An instant classic for the high school teen romantic comedy genre. Funny, charming and impactful. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 173377 | Sarah Ward | ArtsHub | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-04-10T04:25:13Z | 2018-04-10 04:25:13 | Love, Simon is filled with love and recognition as it takes the high school rom-com template into new Hollywood territory, and it charms in the process. |
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