Freak Show

Comedy, Drama · 2018Unrated

Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther, The Imitation Game) is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only his by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother (Bette Midler) is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father (Larry Pine), Billy finds himself a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don't understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in his own inimitable way: challenging the school's reigning mean girl (Abigail Breslin) for the title of homecoming queen. This proudly offbeat comedy is an irresistible ode to outsiders and nonconformists of all stripes. With Laverne Cox.

Starring

Alex Lawther, Avy Kaufman, Colleen Atwood, Ian Nelson, Nancy Juvonen, AnnaSophia Robb, Celia Weston, Drew Barrymore, Abigail Breslin, Sarah Flack

Director

Trudie Styler