A drama about a closeted gay man forced to come out to his Southern family in the 1970s.
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Release Date:
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Prime Video
Plot: What's the story about?
In 1973, teenaged Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is a revered literature professor. She soon discovers that Frank is gay, and living with his longtime partner Walid “Wally” Nadeem (Peter Macdissi) -- an arrangement that he has kept secret for years. After the sudden death of Frank's father -- Beth’s grandfather -- Frank is forced to reluctantly return home for the funeral with Beth in tow, and to finally face a long-buried trauma that he has spent his entire adult life running away from.
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Who stars in Uncle Frank: Cast List
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Towelhead
Flint Strong, Love and Other Drugs
LaRoy, Texas, Wildcat
The French Dispatch, Mack & Rita
Who's making Uncle Frank: Crew List
A look at the Uncle Frank behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Alan Ball last directed Towelhead and Untitled Alan Ball Project. The film's writer Alan Ball last wrote Towelhead and What's Wrong With Margie?.
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Production: What we know about Uncle Frank?
Filming Timeline
- 2020 - March: The film was set to Completed status.
Uncle Frank Release Date: When was the film released?
Uncle Frank was a Prime Video release in 2020 on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including The Croods: A New Age, The Christmas Chronicles 2 and Stardust.