Summary16-year-old Cyd (Jessie Pinnick) decides to take a break from her depressive single father and spend a summer in Chicago with her aunt Miranda (Rebecca Spence), a well-known novelist. Soon after her arrival, Cyd encounters Katie (Malic White), a young barista. The two make plans to meet up after Katie’s shift and a new, charged relationship begin... Read More
Directed By:Stephen Cone
Written By:Stephen Cone
Princess Cyd
Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
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Generally Favorable
7.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
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Nov 1, 2017
100
With this, Cone also continues to be one of the few directors who has chosen to contextualize faith rather than demonize it. He shows greater interest in the places where we are like each other, all while celebrating what makes us different.
Nov 30, 2017
90
As comfortable to slip into as an afternoon in the sun, as satisfying as a late-night piece of cake, Princess Cyd is a jewel of a film that plumbs thematic depths far below its surface.
User score
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7.5
81% Positive
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Dec 27, 2017
10
Princess cyd is a very warm and generous movie accompanied by smart and relatable **** things which standout in this movie are fine performances,smart and meaningful dialogues,cinematography
background score and last but not the least fine **** it has got its ebbs in the form of less dramatization of pivotal moments in the film and and an abrupt ending to the fine flow of events from start up until the very last **** joy dont lie on what we would do what we want to do but on what we would do what comes naturally to us,this message of the film brings a huge impact on me and i fell in love with this movie.Overall I have somewhat unique and fine cinematic experience with this **** must watch.
Nov 22, 2021
7
This is quite a nice film, not too sexual so not especially graphic. I liked the way the friendship built between the two main characters. Its quite dialogue heavy but I liked it. The gay theme is covered in a sensitive way, in that it didn't feel exploitative or anything like that to me. I felt I could relate to the main character a little, in that I could understand her feeling awkward when she stood out. I liked it.
Nov 3, 2017
88
There are conflicts in Princess Cyd, but they're on a low boil. One of the pluses of Cone's approach — if you're open to it — is you are sometimes confronted with your own preconceived notions about people.
Nov 2, 2017
75
The performances by Pinnick and Spence are clean, vivid and honestly felt, with a lot of the best work emerging nonverbally in the spaces between characters closing a gap.
Nov 1, 2017
67
So many movies are all sizzle and no steak; it’s kind of refreshing, in a way, to be frustrated by all steak and no sizzle.
Nov 1, 2017
60
While the chemistry between Pinnick and Spence is sweet and familial, I couldn’t help but think so much of this film is just…nice. It’s that pretty feather you found in the grass. And maybe you’ll take it home, but will likely forget you did.
Nov 1, 2017
40
Caring more about what its characters represent — and its empathetic representation of them — than about crafting a fully formed drama concerning flesh-and-blood people, Cone’s film has little more than its heart in the right place.
Jul 4, 2021
7
It's a coming of age story for the young character, and a rediscovery story for the adult character. Their interactions don't seem entirely plausible because there are moments where everything feels too idealistic, and their talks don't have the required depth, but even so, it seemed like a fairly competent film to me.
Production Company:
- Sunroom Pictures
Release Date:Nov 3, 2017
Duration:1 h 36 m
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Awards
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Sidewalk Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Kaleidoscope LGBT Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
