They/Them is an American independent feature film of the slasher and queer horror genres. It was written and directed by John Logan and produced by Blumhouse Productions. It premiered at the Outfest Film Festival on July 24th, 2022. Rather than a theatrical release, it was instead released on the Peacock digital streaming platform on August 5th, 2022. They/Them stars Kevin Bacon as Owen Whistler - the head of a family-owned conversion camp designed to discourage youths from leading gay or gender alternative lifestyles. The film includes an additional mystery element of a masked killer stalking the camp site. Also starring in the film is Anna Chlumsky as counselor Molly, Carrie Preston as counselor Cora Whistler, Boone Platt as counselor Zane, as well as Theo Germaine as Jordan, Quei Tann as Alexandra, Austin Crute as Toby, Anna Lore as Kim, Monique Kim as Veronica, Cooper Koch as Stu, Darwin del Fabro as Gabriel, and Hayley Griffith as Sarah.
Actor Kevin Bacon is also an executive producer on this film.
On the movie review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, They/Them has a Tomatometer rating of 33% Rotten based on sixty-seven approved critic reviews. It has an audience score of 20% based on more than 250 user ratings.
On Metacritic, They/Them has a Metascore of 46 out of 100 based on nineteen critic reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews. It has a user score of 2.4 based on twenty-five ratings.
The title of this film is taken from the phrase "They/Them", which is a singular third-person pronoun referring to an individual who identifies themselves as gender-neutral. Per the characters in this film, only Jordan Lewis identifies as gender-neutral. The character of Alexandra falls under the transgender category, while everyone else is either gay or lesbian.
