Ponyboi

Name: Ponyboi
Genre: Drama
Released: June 27, 2025
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Aphrodite Armstrong, Bryant Carroll, Dylan O'Brien, Indya Moore, Jari Jones

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Tideline Entertainment | Release Date: June 27, 2025 | R

Starring: Aphrodite Armstrong, Bryant Carroll, Dylan O'Brien, Indya Moore, Jari Jones, Juan Carlos Hernández, Keith Williams Richards, Murray Bartlett, River Gallo, Victoria Pedretti

Summary: Unfolding over the course of a single day, a young sex worker named Ponyboi (River Gallo) is thrown into chaos when a drug deal goes wrong, forcing him to go on the run from the mob and his abusive pimp (Dylan O'Brien). With the help of a mysterious cowboy, Bruce (Murray Bartlett), Ponyboi journeys through New Jersey’s underbelly on a questUnfolding over the course of a single day, a young sex worker named Ponyboi (River Gallo) is thrown into chaos when a drug deal goes wrong, forcing him to go on the run from the mob and his abusive pimp (Dylan O'Brien). With the help of a mysterious cowboy, Bruce (Murray Bartlett), Ponyboi journeys through New Jersey’s underbelly on a quest for freedom. … Expand

Director: Esteban Arango

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 103 min

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Screen Rant Graeme Guttmann

Jun 27, 2025

It doesn't reinvent the wheel, and it shouldn't have to. What it does prove is that queer stories, more often than not, add new layers to narratives that have been done before. Read full review

The Film Stage Jose Solís

Jun 27, 2025

Anybody who watches Ponyboi knows there is probably nothing Gallo can’t do. Their charisma and screen presence alone make this worth a watch. Read full review

IndieWire Carlos Aguilar

Jun 27, 2025

Through some of the screenplay’s slight formulaic stumbles, it’s Gallo’s charmingly fierce performance that anchors all the loose pieces. Read full review

Chris Azzopardi

Jun 26, 2025

Gallo’s star-making turn pushes back against this version of hypermasculinity, reshaping genre conventions that have privileged rigid gender binaries. Watching Gallo carve out space for Ponyboi is its own kind of powerful assertion. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Jun 27, 2025

Ponyboi seamlessly integrates its character’s challenges with identity into a propulsive story about a sex worker on the run. It also introduces Gallo, whose strong performance offers audiences a new hero worth rooting for. The result is a sleek film, only occasionally hampered by predictability and contrivance. Read full review

Collider Therese Lacson

Jun 27, 2025

River Gallo shows not only that these stories are powerful and have value, but can also be beautiful and deeply moving. Read full review

The Playlist Gregory Ellwood

Jun 27, 2025

O’Brien has never had the opportunity to play such a sketchy, dirty character before and utterly kills it. This is the sort of performance that make casting directors take notice. Read full review

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