Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
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| Directed by | Kristin Hanggi |
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Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan |
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| Music by | Deborah Lurie |
| Cinematography | Anka Malatynska |
| Edited by | Michelle Harrison Elisabet Ronalds |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List is a 2015 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer, and directed by Kristin Hanggi. It is based on the 2007 book of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. The film stars Victoria Justice, Pierson Fodé, and Matthew Daddario. It had its world premiere at the Outfest Film Festival on July 17, 2015. It was then released on September 18, 2015, through video on demand.
Naomi and Ely have been best friends and neighbours in the same apartment building for years. Ely is gay, often having casual hook-ups with other guys while Naomi is straight and has recently begun dating "Bruce 2", although she has always been secretly in love with Ely. Naomi and Ely have a "No Kiss List" where every guy on the list is forbidden to them both. In the beginning of the film, they add Gabriel, their young and handsome doorman, to the list. Everything is going well until Ely starts disappearing when Naomi needs him. She has been struggling to help her mother recover from her father leaving after having an affair with one of Ely's mothers. Furthermore, Naomi hasn't accepted that Ely is gay because she had always fantasized him falling in love with and marrying her one day. The hopelessness of this dream makes her lash out at Ely's promiscuity to which he claims is just her sexual frustration projecting as she is still a virgin.
One night, Naomi brings Ely along on a date with Bruce 2. After a fun night out, Naomi wants to go home but Ely decides to stay behind and pushes her to go home with Bruce to have sex, which she reluctantly agrees. They awkwardly make out in Bruce's dorm room until a friend accidentally interrupts them. A few days later, Ely discovers Bruce 2 waiting for Naomi in the hallway and offers him a drink while waiting as she probably forgot about their rendezvous. In Ely's bedroom, Bruce discovers his X-Men comics and the two start bonding. In a moment of passion, they kiss but Ely immediately regrets it and apologises.
The next day, Naomi and Ely go shopping for their Halloween costumes. Ely confesses the kiss but Naomi brushes it off. She then discovers a mixtape in her mail from an admirer. While the two get ready for a Halloween party, Bruce 2 visits Ely, admitting he enjoyed their kiss and wants to pursue further. Naomi arrives and Ely asks Bruce to hide in the closet while he hastens her out. He then goes back claiming he "forgot" something to tell Bruce to wait for him. Bruce agrees and gives him Orbit gum, to add to the alibi that he forgot something. Naomi remembers that Bruce 2 chews sugar free gum and Ely doesn't. She then figures out that Bruce 2 is in Ely's apartment and their kiss wasn't just a kiss.
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