Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- earnest
- romantic
- witty
- date night
- lgbtq+ film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film sincere and socially significant in its treatment of gay romance and religious intolerance, while divided over its clichés, artificiality, and uneven attempt to combine romance with institutional critique.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Aaron's Mormon missionary identity and emerging sexuality collide when homosexuality is treated as sinful by his church.
The plot explicitly addresses Mormon condemnation, discovery of Aaron's sexuality, and excommunication.
Christian begins as a party-going waiter who treats seduction as a wager before falling in love with Aaron.
The guarded missionary Aaron and shallow West Hollywood party boy Christian are presented as radically contrasting neighbors.
Films like Latter Days, and why
The Falls
lgbtq+ romance, religious conflict, coming out, and earnest melodrama
Prayers for Bobby
gay romance shaped by family and religious intolerance, with a bittersweet dramatic tone
Shelter
independent lgbtq+ romance combining sexual identity, social pressure, and comedy-drama
Trick
coming-out romance with opposites-attract chemistry and a warm, socially conscious register
Movie Details
- Director
- C. Jay Cox
- Release Date
- 2004-01-30
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (281)
Cast
- Steve Sandvoss
- Wes Ramsey
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Rebekah Johnson
- Mary Kay Place
- Erik Palladino
- Amber Benson
- Khary Payton
- Rob Mac
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Dekkoo, Dekkoo Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Latter Days about?
- A Mormon missionary and a hedonistic West Hollywood waiter find love across a divide of faith, sexuality, and social judgment.
- What is Latter Days like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Latter Days as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Latter Days violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Latter Days.
- What did critics think of Latter Days?
- Critics broadly found the film sincere and socially significant in its treatment of gay romance and religious intolerance, while divided over its clichés, artificiality, and uneven attempt to combine romance with institutional critique.
- Which films are like Latter Days?
- Films with a similar feel include The Falls, Prayers for Bobby, Shelter, and Trick.
- How long is Latter Days?
- Latter Days runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Latter Days?
- In United States, Latter Days streams on Dekkoo, Dekkoo Amazon Channel.
