Prick Up Your Ears

7.1

/10

1h 51m 18+Drama Biography LGBTQ

Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the English Midlands, John 'Joe' Orton moves to London in 1951, to study at RADA, and enjoys an openly gay relationship with Halliwell in their famous Islington flat in the 1960s. However, when Orton achieves spectacular success with such plays as 'What the Butler Saw' and 'Loot', Halliwell begins to feel alienated and the pair's future looks increasingly uncertain.Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the English Midlands, Joh... Read more

Starring Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Frances Barber, Lindsay Duncan, Julie Walters, Wallace Shawn, Garry Cooper, Roger Lloyd Pack, Sean Pertwee

Watch "Prick Up Your Ears" from streaming services Amazon, BFI Player, Apple TV+ (itunes) and several more released in 1987. It's a drama and biography movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.