Tom of Finland

Audience Reviews

View More

SIMAS C @simas_eros Oct 19, 2026 An excellent Finnish film about the personal and professional life of the famous artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (also known as Tom of Finland)—one of the most influential and celebrated figures in 20th-century gay culture, thanks to his iconic illustrations. See more Daniel O @RT03386531 Nov 21, 2023 Based on real events. But need to focus better on his life no in the drawnings See more Fong Kok Hoong F @RT29722865 Dec 4, 2022 Albeit it's a sketchy portrayal of the notorious titular protagonist's psyche, this Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards is nevertheless a stirring autobiography of Touko Laaksonen whose sketches of leather-clad homoerotic masculinization nurtured the 20th century gay culture. See more Aug 29, 2020 this one played like a PBS biography special with disconnected moments (what happened in America) + too many disjointed themes and characters that never really pulled it off.... See more Jul 12, 2020 The fascinating and unforeseeable trajectory of this true story and its central figure was unbeknown to me and consistently drew interest to the film as a result, despite the alternating and confusing shifts in timeline throughout. Tom of Finland is an important film, especially for the gay community. See more Dec 27, 2018 The movies focuses too much on the "finland" part and not the "tom" part. I'm not mad, just disappointed See more Read all reviews

Tom of Finland

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING