Spoiler Alert

Michael Ausiello, a television journalist, meets Kit Cowan and the two build a life together in Manhattan over fourteen years. Through Kit, Michael gains the family he never really had, from Kit's parents to a close circle of friends. The relationship takes a tragic turn when Kit is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The film is based on Ausiello's memoir about their time together.

Directed by Michael Showalter, this is the fifth film in his directing career, following The Eyes of Tammy Faye, released the previous year. The screenplay is by David Marshall Grant and Dan Savage, and Jim Parsons and Showalter are among the producers. Parsons plays Michael, with Ben Aldridge as Kit, alongside Josh Pais, Allegra Heart, Jeffery Self and Braxton Fannin among the credited cast of thirty-seven.

Spoiler Alert was released in the United States in December 2022 and runs 110 minutes. It blends comedy, drama and romance. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7.4 from more than nine thousand votes, while on TMDB it rates 7 from a much smaller number of votes. A critics' rating of 6.8 from ninety-four reviews places it slightly below the audience score on IMDb.