Film

Bros

Name: Bros
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2022
Cast: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence, Ts Madison

Romantic comedy
Comedy
Light-hearted

Bros is a romantic comedy about two successful gay men navigating Manhattan life, ambition, and the terrifying possibility of letting someone in. It's funny, warm, and refreshingly specific—less about proving love exists and more about two real people figuring out if they can actually do it. For anyone who's loved a good romance but wanted it to feel lived-in and true.

TMDb rating

3.3

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you enjoy a rom-com where the leads' fumbling, quick-fire banter is the main event, and you like a love story that sends up its own clichés as it goes.

Skip it if you tire of nonstop verbal sparring, since the jokes come so thick and fast that the quieter, tender moments can feel like they're waiting for a gap in the chatter.

What it asks of you: Roughly two hours, and it's talky and busy, with the laughs arriving one after another, so it wants your full attention rather than background company.

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