Overview
Three friends embark on a life-changing journey to Spain, determined to lose their virginity against all odds.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- witty
- warm
- road movie night
- friends night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an honest, funny, and moving road comedy that handles disability and sexuality with warmth, though some found its structure familiar.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The three protagonists pursue their first sexual experiences and insist on independence despite physical disabilities.
Philip, Lars, and Jozef undertake a shared journey to Spain, negotiating practical and emotional dependence along the way.
The film combines darkly comic situations involving virginity, disability, sex work, and illness with genuine affection for its characters.
The supposed wine tour is a cover for traveling to a Spanish brothel in pursuit of sexual initiation.
Films like Come As You Are, and why
The Intouchables
shared road movie structure, irreverent humor, disability representation, and poignant friendship
The Fundamentals of Caring
shared dark comedy, terminal illness themes, frank sexuality, and emotionally affecting companionship
The Last American Virgin
shared coming-of-age journey, outsider protagonists, sexual anxiety, and bittersweet comedy
The Peanut Butter Falcon
shared European road movie atmosphere, unconventional friendship, and warm dramatic comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Geoffrey Enthoven
- Release Date
- 2011-09-02
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (183)
Cast
- Robrecht Vanden Thoren
- Gilles De Schryver
- Tom Audenaert
- Isabelle De Hertogh
- Karel Vingerhoets
- Katelijne Verbeke
- Xandra Van Welden
- Tuur de Weert
- Veerle Baetens
- Johan Heldenbergh
Common questions
- What is Come As You Are about?
- Three disabled Belgian friends turn a secret Spanish sex quest into a candid, bawdy, and deeply affectionate journey toward independence.
- What is Come As You Are like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Come As You Are as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Come As You Are violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Come As You Are.
- What did critics think of Come As You Are?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an honest, funny, and moving road comedy that handles disability and sexuality with warmth, though some found its structure familiar.
- Which films are like Come As You Are?
- Films with a similar feel include The Intouchables, The Fundamentals of Caring, The Last American Virgin, and The Peanut Butter Falcon.
- How long is Come As You Are?
- Come As You Are runs 115 minutes.
