Were the World Mine

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Were the World Mine

2008

1h 36m

Musical

Comedy

Fantasy

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A gay teen (Tanner Cohen) uses a love potion to turn close-minded townspeople into homosexuals, including the handsome jock with whom he is secretly in love.

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Charming, endearing, and a little clunky, Were the World Mine is an entertaining, if somewhat unnecessary, musical adaptation.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Jan 29, 2009

3/4

Were the World Mine gets by on sheer charm -- and on Gustafson's inventive direction, Kira Kelly's elegant cinematography and co-screenwriter Cory James Krueckeberg's whimsical production design, which works wonders on a limited budget.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Dec 12, 2008

2.5/5

Were the World Mine is seriously uneven. If it displays considerable imagination and creativity, it also lapses too often into smug, campy silliness.

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Mike Mayo

Washington Post

Dec 12, 2008

Editorial Review Writer-producer-director Tom Gustafson's musical fantasy Were the World Mine, based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, is mostly delightful.

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

Aug 14, 2020

It's a Very Special Episode, not a Shakespearean comedy.

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

May 16, 2009

1.5/5

What could have been a charming and original endeavor becomes tacky and silly.

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Chris Hewitt

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Feb 13, 2009

3/4

The songs are bright and beautifully sung, the cast's naturalism works against the surreality of the concept, and ultimately, the pieces fit together like a dream.

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Kevin W

@Tallgrass5 Oct 5, 2026

This is the history of love.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 7, 2026

This is a very good movie!

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Apr 12, 2024

It’s so low budget from the costumes to the cinematography to the sets. If they had a bigger budget, it could actually be a movie lol. It has some great ideas though!

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May 2, 2022

Such a different fantasty film. Defnitely worth a watch.

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Aimen A

@sukWoz-topzad-9pinjo Nov 25, 2020

It started out really good, but the film got progressively worse till the whole thing was just ruined. It had a couple of really good song though.

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Jul 22, 2020

far from perfect and having many cringeworthy stereotypes, but with some beautiful imagery and moments that made me still like it in the end

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Synopsis

A gay teen (Tanner Cohen) uses a love potion to turn close-minded townspeople into homosexuals, including the handsome jock with whom he is secretly in love.

Director: Tom Gustafson
Producer: Tom Gustafson, Cory James Krueckeberg, Peter Sterling
Screenwriter: Tom Gustafson, Cory James Krueckeberg
Production Co: The Group Entertainment, SPEAK Productions
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $103.1K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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