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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary For Shirin (Desiree Akhavan), being part of a perfect Persian family isn’t easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn’t know she’s bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can’t understand why she doesn’t tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her moviemaking class are too ADD to focus on her for more than a second. F...

Directed By: Desiree Akhavan

Written By: Cecilia Frugiuele, Desiree Akhavan

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 26 m

Appropriate Behavior

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
7.2
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Summary For Shirin (Desiree Akhavan), being part of a perfect Persian family isn’t easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn’t know she’s bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can’t understand why she doesn’t tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her moviemaking class are too ADD to focus on her for more than a second. F...

Directed By: Desiree Akhavan

Written By: Cecilia Frugiuele, Desiree Akhavan

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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79% Positive
15 Reviews
21% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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90
Jan 15, 2015
Unabashedly truthful and restlessly intelligent, Akhavan’s remarkable, near-perfect debut has wit and charisma to spare. Miss it at your own risk.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
83
Dec 16, 2014
Funny, unique, and entirely inappropriate, Appropriate Behavior is a supremely satisfying and irreverent take on the New York rom-com.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 15, 2015
Akhavan turns out to be a distinctive and oddly charismatic performer with exquisite comic timing.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 16, 2015
Appropriate Behavior, even with its reliance on familiar types and tropes, feels like a unique vision of life seen through unique eyes.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 15, 2015
Desiree Akhavan's tale of queer post-breakup funk shows more nuance, and racial dimension, than its cinematic cousins.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 5, 2015
It’s Akhavan’s presence that elevates it above a crowded field. Her film’s a little bit different from the norm, and that – for now – is promising enough.
By Mike McCahill FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 16, 2014
Sifting the pieces of a broken lesbian relationship, the slender, seemingly autobiographical film has its share of neurotic charms and funny one-liners, but it’s too tentative about digging into its identity conflicts -- sexual or cultural.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
7.2
63% Positive
10 Ratings
31% Mixed
5 Ratings
6% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
7.2
63% Positive
10 Ratings
31% Mixed
5 Ratings
6% Negative
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Production Company Parkville Pictures
Release Date Jan 16, 2015
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Gotham Awards
• 2 Nominations
San Diego Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Provincetown International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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