Storyline

Bullied high school student Tommy (Daniel Flaherty) is suddenly befriended by his chief tormentor, Matt (Kenton Duty), the school's most popular student and star athlete. Tommy is suspicious, but is forced to accept the awkward friendship in order to enter a cooking contest with a big prize. And besides, it's so much easier to impress his crush, Sarah (Katherine McNamara), when he's not getting beat up by Matt and his team. As the cooking contest heats up, Sarah sniffs out a conspiracy, but nobody wants to hear about it. Can Tommy trust his budding friendship with Matt or is it all a huge joke on him?—Anonymous

Plot Keywords

gay subtext, teenage boy, homosexual subtext, grandmother, cook, swimmer, swimming, tv show, teenager, swimming pool, grandmother grandson relationship, one word title, bullying, brother brother relationship, face slap, barefoot male, bare chested male, camera shot of feet, camera shot of bare feet, friendship

Short Review

"Contest" more than makes up for some first-time-filmmaker shortcomings with its sincerity and unexpected strengths in the storyline and cinematography.

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Streaming Service

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