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Strange Way of Life

R Released Oct 4, 2023 31m Western LGBTQ+ Short TRAILER for Strange Way of Life: Trailer 1 List Strange Way of Life: Trailer 1 Strange Way of Life: Trailer 1 1:07 View more videos
76% Tomatometer 97 Reviews 55% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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A tantalizing glimpse of the bond between two people, the well-acted Strange Way of Life adds a brief but still rewarding chapter to Pedro Almodóvar's filmography.

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Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It is so cool to see even bite-sized Pedro Almodóvar. Nov 1, 2023 Full Review Keith Uhlich (All (Parentheses)) Primo dom bottom energy from both Pedros. Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Adam Graham Detroit News Strange Way of Life feels abruptly truncated, cut off at the point where it starts to get interesting. That's the thing with shorts: sometimes they're wonderfully contained little stories, other times they're big stories that are over all too soon. Rated: B- Oct 6, 2023 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Most of Almodovar’s films are unpredictable, emotional journeys whereas this short feels like Almodovar decided to combine “Pain and Glory” (2019) and “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), which Almodovar considered directing and passed. May 11, 2024 Full Review John Serba Decider ... It’s thematically strong enough to make us forget that it kind of functions as a fashion show. John Wayne would’ve hated this movie, and that’s all the more reason for us to like it. Apr 12, 2024 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Foreign cinema often gave queer topics and queer stories more nuanced representation than American cinema. Strange Way of Life is Pedro Almodóvar’s latest in queer cinema and while it’s a well worn story, the gay perspective is a fascinating twist. Rated: 4/4 Apr 7, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan F The movie told an engaging story and the lead actors were excellent. I wish it had been longer so we would know how things played out after the last scene. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/29/23 Full Review Naomi You know it's well done when it's short, but they still surprise you Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/17/23 Full Review Miguel B Not my favorite short. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/15/23 Full Review James A Interesting short slice of a bigger story. Acting was really good too. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Francis S I knew it was a short film but it left me wanting to understand the character's more. There is a lot to unpack. A huge subject matter that deserved more time to develop. Other people have complex relationships why not two men? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review andrew c Very ascetic. Except for the memory sequence. Diaz script pretty heavy-handed too literary. Wish Manu Rios had a bigger role. Ah well! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship.
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Producer
Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
Screenwriter
Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
El Deseo
Rating
R (Language|Bloody Images|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Western, LGBTQ+, Short
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 13, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$503.8K
Runtime
31m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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