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Straight Up

Movie·2020·Comedy, Romance·1h 37m·6.9 (86)·Directed by James Sweeney

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Todd is a hyper-articulate, obsessive compulsive gay twentysomething whose fear of dying alone leads him to a baffling conclusion: he might not be gay after all. When he meets Rory, a whip-smart struggling actress with her own set of insecurities, the two forge a relationship that’s all talk and no sex.

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Katie FindlayKatie FindlayRoryJames SweeneyJames SweeneyToddDana DroriDana DroriMegJames ScullyJames ScullyRyderJoshua DiazJoshua DiazZaneTracie ThomsTracie ThomsDr. LarsonBetsy BrandtBetsy BrandtTopangaRandall ParkRandall ParkWallace

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