History Film / SingleAllTheWay

When they arrive, his mother (Creator/KathyNajimy) surprises Peter first with a blind date with James (Creator/LukeMacfarlane), seemingly the only other gay man in town. Nick is happy to stay and help out around the house, but when the rest of Peter's family realizes the connection between the two friends they -- especially the nieces (Alexandra Beaton and Madison Brydges) -- decide to push them together instead, using tropes pulled right out of a fanfic playbook.

* OutOfFocus: Peter's sisters and their husbands rarely factor into the plot beyond agreeing with the rest of the family. Lisa's husband Tony is only ever seen next to her, and the younger sister Lisa and her husband Jim barely get any lines. Even their kids (Peter's nephews) have more impact on the plot.

-->'''Lisa:''' Nick and Peter need to help Aunt Sandy with the pageant!
-->'''Carole:''' Lisa, wait, are you insinuating that just because Nick and Peter happen to be are gay, that they know theater? Because that's another misconception that I read about in my book.
-->'''Lisa:''' No, Mom. What I'm saying is Peter is really creative and he puts together, like, productions and photoshoots all the time. And Nick is super handy and he can build things like sets.

* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: People constantly think Peter and Nick are or should be together. They deflect by saying that this is just what all straight people say of gay friends. A crack in this excuse forms when Peter tells this to James, expecting him to agree and have his own stories about straight people thinking that he and his gay friends are dating. But to Peter's slight surprise, James says no, he can't relate, that ''doesn't'' happen him.

-->'''Peter:''' That kind of thing comes easily to us. It's how we met, actually.
-->'''James:''' How'd you meet?
-->'''Peter:''' So nine years ago I had just moved to L.A. It was literally my second day in tow, and I was doing what every gay guy does on his second day in a new city.
-->'''James:''' Joining a gym.
-->'''Peter:''' Correct. And Nick was also there doing the exact same thing. He had ''also'' just moved to L.A.--but we didn't know any of this yet. And then I heard that the couple ahead of us was getting a family discount.
-->'''James:''' Wow
-->'''Peter:''' We didn't have to say a word. When it was our turn, we improvised the whole thing. We were from Chicago. We'd been together for three years. We were engaged, but we didn't have the rings yet. We'd just driven all the way to L.A. with Chelsea, our African gray parrot. I mean, we got the family discount.

* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: People constantly think Peter and Nick are or should be together. They deflect by saying that this is just what all straight people say of gay friends.

* JustFriends: What Peter and Nick tell everyone. Peter's father regards his wife as his best friend and thus sees friendship as no deterrent--indeed, an ''advantage''--to them dating.

When they arrive, his mother surprises Peter first with a blind date with James (Creator/LukeMacfarlane), seemingly the only other gay man in town. Nick is happy to stay and help out around the house, but when the rest of Peter's family realizes the connection between the two friends they -- especially the nieces -- decide to push them together instead, using tropes pulled right out of a fanfic playbook.

Starring Creator/BarryBostwick, Creator/KathyNajimy, Creator/JenniferCoolidge, Alexandra Beaton and Madison Brydges.

Peter is a social media manager from Los Angeles who's dreading being the only single member of his family when he goes back home for Christmas, especially since his family has a general lack of boundaries and a great propensity for {{shipping}}. He convinces his best friend and roommate Nick to come with him and pretend to be his boyfriend, since his family already thinks they should be together.

When they arrive, his mother surprises Peter first with a blind date with James, seemingly the only other gay man in town. Nick is happy to stay and help out around the house, but when the rest of Peter's family realizes the connection between the two friends they -- especially the nieces -- decide to push them together instead, using tropes pulled right out of a fanfic playbook.

Starring Creator/MichaelUrie, Creator/PhilemonChambers, Creator/LukeMacfarlane, Creator/BarryBostwick, Creator/KathyNajimy, Creator/JenniferCoolidge, Alexandra Beaton and Madison Brydges.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Peter and Nick to each other. They each [[LoveConfessor separately confess to the nieces that they'd love to go for it]], but they're scared if they make a move and the other doesn't feel the same way their friendship will be ruined. Of course since the nieces are playing TheMatchmaker, they use this to their advantage.

-->'''Nick:''' That kind of thing comes easily to us. It's how we met, actually.

-->'''Nick:''' So nine years ago I had just moved to L.A. It was literally my second day in tow, and I was doing what every gay guy does on his second day in a new city.

-->'''Nick:''' Correct. And Nick was also there doing the exact same thing. He had ''also'' just moved to L.A.--but we didn't know any of this yet. And then I heard that the couple ahead of us was getting a family discount.

-->'''Nick:''' We didn't have to say a word. When it was our turn, we improvised the whole thing. We were from Chicago. We'd been together for three years. We were engaged, but we didn't have the rings yet. We'd just driven all the way to L.A. with Chelsea, our African gray parrot. I mean, we got the family discount.

Peter is a social media manager from Los Angeles who's dreading being the only single member of his family when he goes back home for Christmas, especially since his family has a general lack of boundaries, paired with a great propensity for {{shipping}}. He convinces his best friend and roommate Nick to come with him and pretend to be his boyfriend, since his family already thinks they should be together.

When they arrive, his mother surprises Peter first with a blind date with James, seemingly the only other gay man in town. Nick is happy to stay and help out around the house, but when the rest of Peter's family realizes the connection between the two friends they - especially the nieces - decide to push them together instead, using tropes pulled right out of a fanfic playbook.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Peter and Nick to each other. They each separately confess to the nieces that they'd love to go for it, but they're scared if they make a move and the other doesn't feel the same way their friendship will be ruined. Of course since the nieces are playing TheMatchmaker, they use this to their advantage.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Peter's older nieces think him and Nick ''should'' be together; his younger nephew thinks they already ''are'' together--Peter's whole family ships him with Nick. When he goes out on a date, he talks about Nick so much that even James suggests maybe they should be together.

* MyBelovedSmother: Peter's mom Carole is trying to subvert this after years of being one. Just before he's about to enact the fake-dating scheme he concocted with Nick, Carole apologizes for constantly saying they should get together because she understands she was just stereotyping them, and that she found someone else for Peter to go on a blind date with anyway.

* RomanticFalseLead: James for Peter, and it's so obvious that everyone can see it. [[spoiler: Including him]].

''Single All the Way'' is a 2021 Creator/{{Netflix}} Christmas movie.

Peter's family has a general lack of boundaries, paired with a great propensity for {{shipping}}. One sister only married her current husband because another sister really pushed her to give that guy a chance. So when Peter comes home for Christmas, once again single, with his [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friend]] Nick in tow, his teenage nieces set out as TheMatchmaker, pulling tropes from the fanfic playbook.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Peter's older nieces think him and Nick ''should'' be together; his younger nephew thinks they already ''are'' together--Peter's whole family ships him with Nick. When he goes out on a date, he talks about Nick so much that even his date suggests maybe they should be together.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: His older nieces think they ''should'' be together; his younger nephew thinks they already ''are'' together--Peter's whole family ships him with Nick. When he goes out on a date, he talks about Nick so much that his date even suggests maybe they should be together.

* HaveAGayOldTime: The boys make a joke about "donning gay appeal".

%%* LargeHam: Aunt Sandy

* ShipperOnDeck: Peter's nieces aggressively ship him with Nick.

Peter's family has a a general lack of boundaries, paired with a great propensity for {{shipping}}. One sister only married her current husband because another sister really pushed her to give that guy a chance. So when Peter comes home for Christmas, once again single, with his [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friend]] Nick in tow, his teenage nieces set out as TheMatchmaker, pulling tropes from the fanfic playbook.

Staring Creator/MichaelUrie, Creator/PhilemonChambers, Creator/LukeMacfarlane, Creator/BarryBostwick, Creator/KathyNajimy, Creator/JenniferCoolidge, Alexandra Beaton and Madison Brydges.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Peter and Nick are {{just friends}}.\\

* AllGaysLoveTheater: Lampshaded. When it's suggested that Peter and Nick (who are gay) help Sandy with the Christmas pageant, Peter's mother Carole says it's a negative stereotype to assume they could because they're gay. Lisa says it's because Peter does photography and Nick is a handyman.

* LongingLook: Nick, any time Peter's date is mentioned.

''Single All the Way'' is a 2021 Netflix Christmas movie.

* LargeHam: Aunt Sandy

* YaoiFangirl: Implied that Peter's nieces' shipping habits are informed by fanfic.

* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: People constantly think Peter and Nick should be together.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Peter's whole family ships him with Nick. When he goes out on a date, he talks about Nick so much that his date even suggests maybe they should be together. Peter and Nick are HeterosexualLifePartners... except neither of them are heterosexual, which puts Peter's statements about the nature of their relationship more in [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend He's Not My Boyfriend]] territory.

* FakeRelationship: Early on, Peter and Nick plan to do this. When they actually get there, the plan gets scrapped, subverting the trope.