Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- melancholic
- intimate
- quiet evening
- date night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Domingo is a Venezuelan immigrant in Mexico City whose repeated failed dates are shaped by displacement and adult loneliness.
Domingo comes to understand reclaiming his own joy as a radical act of resistance.
The plot explicitly links Domingo’s binge eating to the void left by a lost relationship.
Domingo navigates a cycle of bad dates and failed relationships in a grounded contemporary setting.
Films like Sunday Boyfriends, and why
Weekend
shares queer romantic intimacy, emotional vulnerability, and a bittersweet-to-hopeful exploration of connection
Happy Together
shares gay relationship drama, loneliness, and introspective attention to desire and identity
The Way He Looks
shares warm queer romance, coming-of-age emotional discovery, and gentle dramatic comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Gabriel Ordoñez
- Release Date
- 2026-04-10
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Gabriel Ordoñez
- Paco Gorriz
- Cesar Medina
- Alejandro Rumart
- Chema Fuentes
- Eduardo Córdoba
- Tomás Coxe
- Bárbara Gutiérrez
- Melina Hidalgo Llovera
- Luis Fernando Jiménez Mayagoitia
Common questions
- What is Sunday Boyfriends about?
- A Venezuelan immigrant in Mexico City turns romantic disappointment and compulsive comfort eating into a hard-won reclamation of happiness.
- What is Sunday Boyfriends like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sunday Boyfriends as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sunday Boyfriends violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sunday Boyfriends.
- Which films are like Sunday Boyfriends?
- Films with a similar feel include Weekend, Happy Together, and The Way He Looks.
- How long is Sunday Boyfriends?
- Sunday Boyfriends runs 78 minutes.
