Dating Amber

Name: Dating Amber
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2020
Duration: T1H32M
Cast: Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan, Barry Ward, Simone Kirby

To stop everyone speculating about their sexuality, Eddie and Amber fake a relationship together in this comedic Irish tale.

94 ^%Rotten
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9 reviews
Directed by David Freyne

2020Rating: R16, Sex scenes, sexual content, drug use & offensive language92 minsIreland

ComedyDrama

Director:: David Freyne ('The Cured')
Writer:: David Freyne
Cast:: Fionn O'SheaLola PetticrewSharon HorganBarry WardSimone Kirby

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Dating Amber | Reviews

94%52 reviews

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Daily Mail

A lovable, big-hearted story.

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The Irish Times

Perfectly aligned performances from the young leads hold the film aloft.

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Los Angeles Times

Dating Amber convincingly channels the angst and awkwardness that can be a part of teenagers' struggles with their identity.

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Film Threat

Just plain ol' good storytelling.

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Hollywood Reporter

An adorable look at friendship between two queer kids.

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The Guardian

For me, this needed a bit more of an original spark.

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The Times

[A] cute and quasi-autobiographical rom-com set in Ireland in the mid-1990s.

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Variety

Finally, Freyne has given us a romantic comedy in which the gay best friends are the leads, and it's all the richer for it.

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Slant Magazine

David Freyne manages to indict the societal expectation of heterosexuality as a traumatizing force while also humanizing its straight victims.

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