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Queer fantasy melds with history during a time-bending night in an old Boston gay bar.

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Drew Gregory Autostraddle 08/18/2023
West’s film is a haunted house, a tribute to these ghosts and the living queers most deliciously possessed. Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots 07/29/2023
I’m in awe of the concept of the film and its interesting style and subject matter, but this experimental queer historical fantasy isn’t something that is fun to watch, and it’s certainly not a film I ever want to see again. Go to Full Review Leonardo Goi The Film Stage 07/26/2023
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Playland teems with an inordinate fondness for the bar at its center, and the countless outcasts who sauntered through it. But nostalgic West’s film is not, for the word doesn’t quite square with the ebullient, rebellious energy their film thrums with. Go to Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome 07/24/2023
Playland is a rhapsodic testament to existence. Go to Full Review Matthew St. Clair AwardsWatch 06/30/2023
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A harrowing time capsule, a eulogy of a fallen landmark, and haunted house story all rolled into one, Playland is a mesmerizing aesthetic-driven gem. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 06/20/2023
This episodic phantasmagoria of retro Boston life is conceptually adventurous, to say the least. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Georden West

Director

Danielle Cooper

Lady

The Lady Bunny

Sunday

Aidan Dick

Young Sunday

Constance Cooper

Viv

José Lapaz-Rodriguez

Steff

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Playland

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Movie Info

Synopsis Queer fantasy melds with history during a time-bending night in an old Boston gay bar.
Director
Georden West
Producer
Danielle Cooper, Russell Sheaffer, Hannah McSwiggen
Screenwriter
Georden West
Production Co
Stars Collective Films Entertainment Group, Artless Media
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 12m