Beautiful Boy

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Beautiful Boy

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Released Nov 2, 2018

1h 52m

Biography

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Teenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all -- good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist and athlete. When Nic's addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father does whatever he can to save his son and his family.

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Critics Consensus

Beautiful Boy sees Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell delivering showcase work that's often powerful enough to make up for the story's muted emotional impact.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

I would be lying if I didn't say that I found it moving.

Jan 29, 2019

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

Beautiful Boy has a remorseless emotional integrity... It is frustrating, repetitive and inconclusive, and all the more admirable for it.

Jan 26, 2019

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

I loved watching it. It's fantastically enjoyable.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 20, 2019

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Sadly it’s a case where a lot of its components work in isolation, but not as a whole.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

Maybe it was the talent behind the camera that brought it down, but we will never know if someone with a little more of a focused eye and pen could have done with the Sheff's story.

Rated: D-

Apr 3, 2024

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Karen Gordon

Original Cin

Chalamet conveys all of the necessary contradictory emotions to portray an addict, paradoxically both in love with, and repulsed by, his own tendencies and actions. It's bravura work.

Rated: B+

May 2, 2023

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Solveig B

13/13 wouldnt watch again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Ana R

Very emotional and touching movie, prepare tissues because you will easily shed some tears.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Berit Dupre B

The story consists of the relationship between a boy and his father and the toll of substance abuse. In the film, character development is visible with the changes in lighting and the way the characters act and are presented with changes in costume/makeup. The emotion in this movie is the most touching piece within the film, the actors capture the struggle of addiction in thrilling detail. At the climax of the plotline, there is a lot of light work to capture the scene’s intensity. Overall, the purpose of the film is to educate the audience about the reality of substance abuse and addiction.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Miriam T

Beautiful boy is a great movie about the struggles of addiction and also the struggles of watching someone go through addiction. It is 2 hours long but really breaks down the emotional toll addiction has on him. The movie is only on prime video so you would have to buy it for 15 dollars or rent for 5 dollars but it is 100% worth it. The acting a so good and represents addiction in such a beautiful way. It is definitely a very sad movie so if you are looking for that this is the movie for you but if you don’t want to cry you eyes out this is not the movie for you.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Naomi s

Still fucking crying

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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stephanie b

this movie is so pure and about not giving up. addiction is real and he did everything to be the best for his son.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Synopsis

Teenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all -- good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist and athlete. When Nic's addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father does whatever he can to save his son and his family.

Director: Felix van Groeningen
Producer: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Screenwriter: Luke Davies, Felix van Groeningen
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Plan B Entertainment, Amazon Studios
Rating: R (Drug Content Throughout|Brief Sexual Material|Language)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.6M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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