
In the vein of CLUELESS and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, FREAK SHOW tells the moving, heartwarming, and hilarious story of Billy Bloom, a boldly confident, wildly eccentric teenager, who faces intolerance and persecution at his ultra conservative high school, and decides to fight back on behalf of all the misunderstood freaks of the world by running for the title of homecoming queen.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the vein of CLUELESS and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, FREAK SHOW tells the moving, heartwarming, and hilarious story of Billy Bloom, a boldly confident, wildly eccentric teenager, who faces intolerance and persecution at his ultra conservative high school, and decides to fight back on behalf of all the misunderstood freaks of the world by running for the title of homecoming queen.
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| Common Sense MediaMichael OrdoñaWitty empowerment story deals with teen homophobia. |
| Film InquiryAlex ArabianStyler gives an admirable directorial debut despite a few minor missteps with Freak Show, bringing a career-making performance out of Alex Lawther and breathing life into Clifton and Rigazio's mediocre adaption of St. James' novel with tact. |
| Times-PicayuneMike ScottJohn Hughes died in 2009, but if he were alive today and still making movies, one has to think he would probably be making movies like Freak Show. |
| Independent (UK)Josh WitheyFreak Show is fantastic, feel-good and fabulous - a hugely funny and entertaining movie packed with all the laughs and touching moments only that level of camp can deliver. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineLawther never winks at the camera (even when he's winking at the camera), because Billy certainly isn't a joke to himself. |
| ObserverRex ReedThe results are a mixed bag of charm and calamity, marking the feature-length directorial debut of Trudie Styler who, in real life, is the wife of singing star Sting. She’s a talent worth watching. |
| Village VoiceSerena Donadoni[A] bitterly funny and warmly empathetic first feature. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersFreak Show has more to say than initially meets the eye, the face hiding behind the false eyelashes, heavy foundation and glamorous makeup not all that different than our own. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshFreak Show is carried by a fully committed performance from Lawther, who quivers and swans and roars like the best of the Hollywood grand dames. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd Jorgenson... benefits from an eclectic cast but unfortunately detours into a predictable and heavy-handed political satire. |