Sublet

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Sublet

2021

1h 29m

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Drama

LGBTQ+

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Starring Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated John Benjamin Hickey and featuring the debut of Niv Nissim, Sublet focuses on a New York Times writer (Hickey) who visits Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The city's energy and his relationship with a younger man he meets there (Nissim) bring him back to life.

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Thoughtful and well-acted, Sublet tenderly depicts a romance that reaches across the generation gap -- and into the viewer's heart.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jun 16, 2021

3.5/4

There's a raw and honest intimacy that's heartbreaking to behold and unique. The two leads are fantastic.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jun 16, 2021

A fairly obvious but otherwise effective light drama.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

Jun 14, 2021

4/5

With a light touch and charm to burn, Sublet gently builds to the point where both men experience a deep emotional shift -- and, together, achieve that wonderful exhortation from E. M. Forster's Howards End: "Only connect."

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

Oct 22, 2023

5/5

Clever, ironic and overwhelmingly human, Sublet shows us what happens when we're taken out of our comfort zone, and teaches us a valuable lesson in love.

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Mo Muzammal

Vague Visages

Jul 27, 2023

The watchability of Fox’s film emanates from the connection between its two leads.

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Michael Cuby

them.

Nov 1, 2022

The film is pleasantly languid in its unhurried exploration of intergenerational connection and how the shortest-lived relationships can be the most profound.

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uncledonnienyc

Jul 2, 2021

Beautifully directed a small story acted wonderfully

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constance m

Jun 26, 2021

first rate on all levels- and loved seeing a beautiful city on the sea shore.....

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Stevon

Jun 22, 2021

Its a story about different generational relationships for the most part.

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Wendy H

Jun 21, 2021

Intrepid travel story. Much to think and talk about. Great scenes of Tel Aviv

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Andrew J

@afjwash Aug 15, 2026

This movies was recommended to me by a friend. I had no idea what it was about when I began watching it, but five minutes in I was hooked. Both the main characters come across as real people, not actors in a movie. Their growing friendship became the focus of my attention because it came across as real. These weren't actors up there on the screen but real people, who I really liked. It is a very tender story that reduced me to tears at the end, along with one of the main characters. It is one of the most tender love stories I think I've ever seen.

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Yotam homie A

@RT55940897 Mar 14, 2025

The casting was absolutley perfect. Niv Nissim was incredible.

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Synopsis

Starring Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated John Benjamin Hickey and featuring the debut of Niv Nissim, Sublet focuses on a New York Times writer (Hickey) who visits Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The city's energy and his relationship with a younger man he meets there (Nissim) bring him back to life.

Director: Eytan Fox
Producer: Micky Rabinovitz, Gal Uchovsky
Screenwriter: Eytan Fox, Itay Segal
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: United King Films, Mezzeh productions, LightStream Israel
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 9, 2021
Runtime: 1h 29m

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