Flawless (1999)

6.4R106 minDirector: Joel Schumacher

1999 film

Flawless is a 1999 American crime drama film written and directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The film is set in an apartment complex, and covers the relationships between its residents. A retired security guard suffers a stroke while trying to help a neighbor. He is left partially paralyzed and with an impaired ability to speak. He hires a neighboring drag queen to give him singing lessons with hope of improving his speech ability.

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What is Flawless about?
Flawless (1999) — Walt Koontz, a homophobic cop, ends up with paralyzed vocal cords because of an unfortunate stroke. His therapy includes singing lessons from a neighbor who is not only flamboyantly gay but also pre-operative transgender. Both of them are equally prejudiced; Koontz against non-he
Is Flawless based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Flawless scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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