Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- tender
- intimate
- reflective viewing
- lgbtq+ film night
What critics said
Critics find the film emotionally potent and sincere in its treatment of teenage homosexuality and bullying, though some regard its school-world depiction and dramatic turns as implausible or stereotyped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
A secretly photographed kiss is posted on Facebook, exposing Nathan and Louis to their classmates and triggering social consequences.
The photograph of the boys kissing spreads through Facebook and drives the bullying and rejection that follow.
Nathan and Louis fall in love while hiding their relationship from their school community.
The central conflict arises from classmates' bullying and rejection after discovering that both kissers are boys.
Films like Hidden Kisses, and why
Handsome Devil
shared coming-of-age drama, queer teen romance, and homophobia confronted in a school setting
The Way He Looks
shared lgbtq+ coming-of-age story, closeted desire, bullying, and tender adolescent romance
North Sea Texas
shared teenage same-sex romance, social rejection, and emotionally direct lgbtq+ drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Didier Bivel
- Release Date
- 2016-02-04
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (337)
Cast
- Patrick Timsit
- Bérenger Anceaux
- Jules Houplain
- Bruno Putzulu
- Barbara Schulz
- Catherine Jacob
- Lisa Kramarz
- Nicolas Carpentier
- Clara Choï
- Ingrid Donnadieu
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Dekkoo, Dekkoo Amazon Channel, Here TV Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hidden Kisses about?
- A tender French teen romance becomes a painful reckoning with public outing, homophobia, and the fragile courage to be seen.
- What is Hidden Kisses like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hidden Kisses as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hidden Kisses violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Hidden Kisses.
- What did critics think of Hidden Kisses?
- Critics find the film emotionally potent and sincere in its treatment of teenage homosexuality and bullying, though some regard its school-world depiction and dramatic turns as implausible or stereotyped.
- Which films are like Hidden Kisses?
- Films with a similar feel include Handsome Devil, The Way He Looks, and North Sea Texas.
- How long is Hidden Kisses?
- Hidden Kisses runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hidden Kisses?
- In United States, Hidden Kisses streams on Dekkoo, Dekkoo Amazon Channel, Here TV Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
