Overview
A summer of love and laughter takes a turn when friendship is put to the test.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- irreverent
- summer viewing
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Fire Island as a funny, heartfelt, and culturally significant queer romantic comedy elevated by its screenplay, direction, and ensemble chemistry.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joel Kim Booster's screenplay reimagines Pride and Prejudice as a Fire Island romance involving queer friends and love interests.
Noah and Howie's enduring friendship and annual group vacation anchor the film's romantic and social conflicts.
The screenplay addresses racism, stereotypes, class expectations, and status within queer social spaces.
The friends' annual week in Fire Island Pines may be their last after circumstances threaten their shared vacation tradition.
Films like Fire Island, and why
The Birdcage
queer romantic comedy centered on friendship, community, and a vacation setting
Clueless
modernized literary romance with witty social observation and class tensions
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
ensemble queer comedy balancing romance, friendship, and identity
Saving Face
warm, character-driven romantic comedy with culturally specific humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Ahn
- Release Date
- 2022-06-02
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (298)
Cast
- Joel Kim Booster
- Bowen Yang
- Margaret Cho
- Conrad Ricamora
- James Scully
- Matt Rogers
- Tómas Matos
- Torian Miller
- Nick Adams
- Zane Phillips
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fire Island about?
- A sunlit queer vacation comedy turns a threatened Fire Island tradition into a witty, affectionate test of friendship, desire, and belonging.
- What is Fire Island like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fire Island as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fire Island violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Fire Island.
- What did critics think of Fire Island?
- Critics broadly praised Fire Island as a funny, heartfelt, and culturally significant queer romantic comedy elevated by its screenplay, direction, and ensemble chemistry.
- Which films are like Fire Island?
- Films with a similar feel include The Birdcage, Clueless, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, and Saving Face.
- How long is Fire Island?
- Fire Island runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fire Island?
- In United States, Fire Island streams on Hulu.
