Extremely Unique Dynamic

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Extremely Unique Dynamic

2025

1h 13m

Comedy

Drama

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In this Meta-Asian-Queer-Stoner-Coming-of-Age-Bromantic-Dramedy, Ryan and Daniel, two childhood best friends and aspiring actors, spend one final weekend together before Ryan moves to Canada with his fiancé. Wanting to create one lasting memory, they decide to make a movie -- about two guys making a movie -- about two guys making a movie. Along the way, bottled-up secrets arise as they unpack their decades-long friendship and put their extremely unique dynamic to the test.

Anna Hoang

Boston Hassle

Jul 13

2.5/5

While the conversations in EXTREMELY UNIQUE DYNAMIC might not feel as particularly interesting, what we can get out from watching it is the effort of filmmaking tugged between marketability and creative intent.

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Siddhant Adlakha

JoySauce.com

02/03/2025

It’s not unaware of how unoriginal its premise happens to be, but its approach remains deeply personal, and it casts a surprisingly wide net over a culture of filmic identity politics and "content" saturation.

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Joe Lipsett

The Queer Gaze (Podcast)

01/29/2025

4/5

An extremely fun and clever riff on both buddy comedies, as well as indie queer films, Leung and Xu have a lived-in friendship that makes them a delight to watch, even in the film's slight moments.

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Miyako Pleines

Spectrum Culture

01/15/2025

In some ways, it’s a stoner movie, but it goes a lot further beyond your average Pineapple Express comedy to approach something more profound.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

01/14/2025

3.5/5

This is an energetic, enjoyably messy portrait of a lifelong friendship. And it marks Xu and Leung as actors and filmmakers to watch.

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Jim Vorel

Paste Magazine

01/08/2025

6.8/10

It’s a film about the transitory periods of life, the ending of comfortable status quos and the disintegration of relationships that may only have been held together mostly by convenience.

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Delilah

04/20/2025

watched this during a film festival in 2024, literally one of my favorite movies of all time

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Stanley T

@RT12982197 01/11/2025

What a gem. Such a joy to watch these two.

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will s

@RT05220932 01/11/2025

Honestly not what I expected, but I totally loved this quirky indie darling. Extremely unique for sure.

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In this Meta-Asian-Queer-Stoner-Coming-of-Age-Bromantic-Dramedy, Ryan and Daniel, two childhood best friends and aspiring actors, spend one final weekend together before Ryan moves to Canada with his fiancé. Wanting to create one lasting memory, they decide to make a movie -- about two guys making a movie -- about two guys making a movie. Along the way, bottled-up secrets arise as they unpack their decades-long friendship and put their extremely unique dynamic to the test.

Director: Ivan Leung, Harrison Xu, Katherine Dudas
Producer: Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, Noel Do-Murakami
Screenwriter: Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, Katherine Dudas
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Heroic Impact
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2025
Runtime: 1h 13m