XX/XY (2002)

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About the movie

Year

2002

Runtime

1 h 31 min

Genres

Drama, Romance

Country

United States

Director

Austin Chick

Writer

Austin Chick

Plotline

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.

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Starring

Mark Ruffalo

Maya Stange

Kathleen Robertson

Kel O'Neill

Ben Tolpin

Main cast

Mark Ruffalo Coles

Maya Stange Sam

Kathleen Robertson Thea

Kel O'Neill Sid

Ben Tolpin Guy at College Party

William Keeler Boss

Paula Roth Mom

Lee Cobb Stepfather

Zach Shaffer Nick

John A. MacKay Mitchell

Tommy Nohilly Undercover Cop

Jeff Ward Stunt Cop #1

Keith Siglinger Stunt Cop #2

Evan Neumann Guy Who Asks for His $ Back

Petra Wright Claire

T.J. Kenneally Executive #1

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External critics' reviews

Emotional presence and a sophisticated understanding of commitment-phobia (as something other than a comedic punchline or an excuse for sex scenes) distinguishes this intense, contained drama, as does the unforced, sensual, and sensitive cinematography of Uta Briesewitz. more

Ruffalo plays the character with that elusive charm he also revealed in "You Can Count on Me." more

What makes XX/XY so engaging; it attempts to define love through broken characters who know neither themselves nor the meaning of love. more

The movie is really a sexy, emotionally true portrait of a handful of people wrestling with their impulses and trying to find their way to happiness. more

Rarely does a fine movie like this have so awkward a title, or so off-putting an opening scene. But there is method in both these madnesses, and a searchingly intelligent and moving story to be told. more

Doesn't necessarily offer anything new to the male/female dynamic, but it refuses to let Coles off the hook with an easy epiphany and a painless happily ever after. more

It may appear clichéd in the telling, but Chick has no use for the glib irony and rampant pop-culture sampling which has already dated "Reality Bites" and its ilk. more

Though initially off-putting, Chick's distanced direction pays off as XX/XY goes along. more

Chick agreeably captures the feel and flow of on-the-move young professionals in New York. more

This unstinting look at growing up in the 1990s never pulls its punches. Bridging the angst of Generation X and the uncertainties of Generation Y, Chick reveals the romantic traumas, career screwups and self-absorbed fantasies of a group of eastern college grads. more

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