The Boys in the Band (1970)
"... is not a musical."
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 90%
(RT: 90%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Kenneth Nelson as Michael
Leonard Frey as Harold
Peter White as Alan McCarthy
Cliff Gorman as Emory
Frederick Combs as Donald
Reuben Greene as Bernard
Laurence Luckinbill as Hank
Keith Prentice as Larry
Is The Boys in the Band good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 120 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 90%.
Overview
Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, an unexpected guest shows up, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and dormant and unspoken emotions are unleashed. Wikipedia ↗
