XX/XY

2002, Drama/Romance, 1h 31m

64 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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The characters are both unsympathetic and uninteresting. Read critic reviews

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One night at a party, Coles (Mark Ruffalo) meets college roommates Sam (Maya Stange) and Thea (Kathleen Robertson), and the three of them have a wild sexual encounter. However, when Coles and Sam start a relationship, it is soon ruined by jealousy and mistrust. Eight years later, Sam runs into Coles, which prompts a reunion with Thea. Although Thea is married and Coles has a live-in girlfriend, there are still unresolved feelings between them that put their adult lives into turmoil.
  • Rating:
    R (Sexuality|Language|Brief Drug Use)
  • Genre:
    Drama, Romance
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Austin Chick
  • Writer:
    Austin Chick
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $103.9K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    IFC Films
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby Stereo

Cast & Crew

Mark Ruffalo
Coles
Kathleen Robertson
Thea
Maya Stange
Sam
Petra Wright
Claire
Kel O'Neill
Sid
Joshua Spafford
Jonathan
Zach Shaffer
Nick
Joey Kern
Tommy
Evan Neumann
Guy Who Asks for His $ Back
John A. MacKay
Mitchell
David Thornton
Miles
Austin Chick
Director
Austin Chick
Writer
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Audience Reviews for XX/XY

  • Aug 10, 2006
    [font=Century Gothic]"XX/XY" starts in 1993 in New York City. After Coles(Mark Ruffalo), an artist and aspiring filmmaker, gracefully jumps a turnstile in the subway, he notices a comely young woman, Sam(Maya Stange), and follows her back to a party at Saint Lawrence College where he strikes up a conversation with her. Luckily for him, he not only gets to spend the night with her but also with her friend, Thea(Kathleen Robertson). Out of that situation, Sam and Coles start going out together while Thea and her friend, Sid(Kel O'Neill), become intimate. All of which would be fine if Coles did not have sex with everything that moved...[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"XX/XY" is an insipid movie that is ostensibly about the maturing process after college but there are no set rules that go along with getting older.(Although flossing is recommended...) In my experience college students are not that carefree, just very melodramatic. The only event that is guaranteed to change a person's life as a young adult is taking care of another person - be they child or parent. [/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]In the movie, barely drawn characters all orbit around the one person who has a personality(and a hairstyle does not count as a personality trait) but since it is such an unpleasant one, the movie never comes together. It is a shame because the film does have its share of nice moments.[/font]
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