A Single Man

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A Single Man

2009 · Movie · 99 min

Scores

  • IMDb7.5/10as of 2026-02-14
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer86%as of 2026-01-11
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.4/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic77/100as of 2026-01-11

What it is

A Single Man is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George Falconer, a depressed gay British university professor living in Southern California in 1962.

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Genres
Drama
Original language
English

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