Consenting Adult (1985)
- Directed by
- Gilbert Cates
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage boy tells his parents he is gay. They struggle to accept the news and must confront their own beliefs.
emotionaltensepersonalsincereseriousfamily-centeredsoberdramatic
What happens
Consenting Adult is a 1985 American drama television film directed by Gilbert Cates, from a teleplay by John McGreevey, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Laura Z. Hobson. The film stars Marlo Thomas, Martin Sheen, and Barry Tubb and follows a teenage boy revealing to his parents that he is gay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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