Overview
A heartfelt journey through love and loss, where laughter meets tragedy in a poignant romance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- melancholic
- date night
- lgbtq+ film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film sincere and affecting, with strong queer representation and performances, while noting its familiar terminal-illness romance conventions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kit's terminal cancer diagnosis transforms Michael and Kit's romantic partnership into a struggle over caregiving, grief, and shared time.
Michael and Kit's relationship is shown through dating, domestic routines, family interactions, and mutual vulnerability.
The story dramatizes journalist Michael Ausiello's real relationship with Kit Cowan and draws on Ausiello's memoir-based account.
Michael's childhood memories are presented through a 1970s sitcom-like mode, contrasting with the contemporary relationship drama.
Films like Spoiler Alert, and why
The Normal Heart
LGBTQ+ romance confronting terminal illness with an emotionally bittersweet register
Love Story
Romantic drama about devoted partners facing a devastating medical diagnosis
The Big Sick
Warm, witty queer relationship drama balancing comedy with grief and mortality
Free Fall
Grounded LGBTQ+ love story shaped by illness, family, and emotional resilience
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Showalter
- Release Date
- 2022-12-02
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (183)
Cast
- Jim Parsons
- Ben Aldridge
- Josh Pais
- Allegra Heart
- Jeffery Self
- Braxton Fannin
- Brody Caines
- Tara Summers
- Corey Saucier
- Megan Irminger
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Spoiler Alert about?
- A witty, deeply tender portrait of a gay couple whose ordinary life together is reshaped by terminal cancer and the approach of grief.
- What is Spoiler Alert like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Spoiler Alert as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Spoiler Alert violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Spoiler Alert.
- What did critics think of Spoiler Alert?
- Critics broadly found the film sincere and affecting, with strong queer representation and performances, while noting its familiar terminal-illness romance conventions.
- Which films are like Spoiler Alert?
- Films with a similar feel include The Normal Heart, Love Story, The Big Sick, and Free Fall.
- How long is Spoiler Alert?
- Spoiler Alert runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Spoiler Alert?
- In United States, Spoiler Alert streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
