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More Than Only

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 47m
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6.1/10
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More Than Only (2017)
A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite the disapproval of his father.
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A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite his father's disapproval.A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite his father's disapproval.A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite his father's disapproval.

  • Director
    • Michelle Leigh
  • Writer
    • Michelle Leigh
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Daniel Miles
    • Bjorn Anderson
    • Beth Dodge
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    867
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michelle Leigh
    • Writer
      • Michelle Leigh
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Daniel Miles
      • Bjorn Anderson
      • Beth Dodge
    • 30User reviews
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    Jonathan Daniel Miles
    • Justin Johnson
    • (as Jonathan Miles)
    Bjorn Anderson
    • Michael Garner
    Beth Dodge
    • Brooke Zimmerman
    Dennis Wells
    • Greg Johnson
    Gina Summers
    • Cynthia Johnson
    Joel Anderson
    • Mark Tobin
    Andy Haftkowycz
    • Ben Hawkins
    Mykel Illa
    • Todd Davis
    Ty Schultz-Reynolds
    • Young Justin (5)
    Tyler Green
    • Young Justin (9)
    Mitchell Pace
    • Young Justin (12)…
    Garrett Bergerson
    • Young Justin (15)
    Mike Gray
    • Pastor
    Donna Schreindl
    • Store Clerk
    Peyton Pentecost
    • First Date Girl
    Jarrison Bolan
    • First Date Boy
    Alexis Davis
    • Prom Date
    Kathy Harper
    • Prom Date's Mother
    • Director
      • Michelle Leigh
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      • Michelle Leigh
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    3JJ-Chi

    Nice Story, Poorly executed

    This had potential, but was ruined by the acting and singing. It was very difficult to take any of this seriously since everyone seemed so awkward and unbelievable in their role: it was like watching a high school play ...only ten times more painful!

    I wanted to like this, but everything about this just seemed so fake. The singing was, by far, the worst.
    9peterhumphrey-76351

    A very gentle tale

    I have viewed this film twice and it is still very watchable. I found the whole story very believable and quite touching. I am impressed by actors and production staff on all fronts. This is a very highly recommended film. Shame it is not on DVD
    6davemerino

    A Diamond in the rough

    I see a post or 3, that it was too long - the movie is literally 67 minutes Others post that it is boring, not realistic, over acted, etc... - the actor playing Justin Jhonson plays his quirky character to a T, as it was written. He is acting out against his father. His father calls 2 times a semester & afterwards Justin ends up in the ER.

    At a bar night out, Justin spots a piano player & falls in love. The rest of the movie is about Justin fending off his father's judgments & him trying to prove to Michael how much he loves him.

    I've spent the last 2 years, after I cut the cable "cable", watching mostly gay content, Prime, Netflix, HereTV, Strand Releasing, Dekko, YouTube - anything I could find. This film falls into my top 5 faves.

    It might be low budget, but it does a great job. It reminds me of Defying Gravity's low budget/success (in my opinion).

    I very highly recommend it
    9sadlbuttru

    Undeserving of the harsh critique

    I have just found this gem and was sad to see the overly negative response and lower than average score of this movie. Yes, it's not perfect but it certainly is a good story about coming to terms with yourself, having to put effort into a relationship and finding your own path in life. I have found it a bit overly dramatic at times while others seem to think it's boring or too slowly paced. What I find very insensitive is to say that it's clearly written by a woman because it focuses on things not relevant to men, like please, every person is individual and categorically dividing "men" from "women" is absolutely not okay today that we know more about gender and outdated gender roles. Also it's super unfair to say the lead actors are unattractive because looks are subjective and I'm here for the story not to find a partner myself. Yes, one of them is very egoistic and unsympathetic in the beginning, but also you can see the character development throughout the story, which is really nice. Also, I liked for a change that the film focuses on other things such as forming a bond, trust or the support from friends rather than sex and parties. Plus it has a happy end and a lot of good advise I can take for myself. On top of that, the whole movie is freely available on YouTube, so if you haven't, I strongly suggest you check it out yourself!
    7abynorml29

    Sweet.

    More Than Only is like, if Mormons teamed up with Hallmark and made a gay baby. That's NOT a negative thing, it just is what it is. It's the clean-cut, child-like, sweet, (with one monstrous experience, told off-handedly) gay movie you could watch with your conservative parents. As long as your parents aren't like Justin's controlling, mentally abusive father.

    My main criticism would be: the dialog and acting could have been a little more natural, but it was a story with a lot of heart which made up for its flaws.

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      Michael Garner: The eyes are the windows to the soul, when peering in you can see it move. Often it will hide, afraid, alone, wrongly judged, shamed into a corner. When it knows that it's loved, without reserve or condition, it accepts itself and shines from within once again.

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    • Release date
      • April 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • More Than Only on Fearless
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
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    • Filming locations
      • Oregon, USA(entire film)
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      • More Than Only
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      • 1h 47m(107 min)
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