Equal parts comical and harrowing, The Butcher Boy is a sobering tale of abuse told with an imaginative lyricism that is by turns inspired and distracting.
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The Butcher Boy

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Movie Info
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Director -
Neil Jordan -
Producer -
Redmond Morris , Stephen Woolley -
Screenwriter -
Pat McCabe , Neil Jordan , Pat McCabe -
Production Co -
Warner Bros. , Butcher Boy Film , Geffen Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2009 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.0M -
Runtime -
1h 46m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , DTS , SDDS , Dolby Digital