The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)

Directed by

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Genre

drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in 1980s Pittsburgh gets involved in romantic entanglements with a woman and then with a male friend. The story follows his relationships and personal discoveries.

bittersweetromanticmelancholicunhurriedwistfuldramatic

What happens

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 2008 comedy-drama film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, based on Michael Chabon's 1988 novel of the same name. It was produced by Michael London and executive produced by Omar Amanat. Set in 1980s Pittsburgh, the film follows the affairs of two young men with one woman, and later also with each other. Shooting in Pittsburgh began sometime between January and September 2006 and ended in October 2006. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2008, and was released in the US on April 10, 2009 to predominantly negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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