Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Conrad Boys

Play trailer Poster for The Conrad Boys 2006 1h 34m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
College student Charlie (Justin Lo) has big plans for his life. Then his mother dies. With his father (Barry Shay) absent, he takes charge of his young brother, Ben (BooBoo Stewart), but soon begins to feel trapped with his new responsibility. He finds escape when he falls in love with Jordan (Nick Bartzen), a young man who's just arrived in town. When his father suddenly returns, Charlie begins to realize he doesn't want to risk losing Ben, and he's not willing to give up Jordan.

Critics Reviews

View More
Dennis Harvey Variety 06/22/2006
Blandly earnest drama of a young gay man trying to raise his little brother after they're orphaned plays like an After-School Special... Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 06/06/2006
2.5/5
The Conrad Boys has moments that play well, but it remains to be seen whether Lo has what it takes to be a successful filmmaker. Go to Full Review
Dan Avery Out Magazine 05/25/2022
The acting and plotting are somewhat clumsy, but Lo’s drama is a rare heroic portrayal of gay youth. Go to Full Review
Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews 07/14/2007
B+
For a first feature, THE CONRAD BOYS is well-made andengrossing. Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com 08/22/2006
2/5
vapid Go to Full Review
David Elliott San Diego Union-Tribune 06/23/2006
2/4
Both very personal and very generic. Along with square camera setups and flat lighting, it has no going subtext except anxiety. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
04/11/2012 Great Film, I really was taken back by this movie! See more 08/04/2011 First feature from writer-director Justion Lo. Let's hope it's his last one, too. See more 08/05/2010 The acting in "The Conrad Boys" is absolutely awful, and the story is boring. That's all that needs to be said, really. Nick Bartzen gives some much needed light to the movie, but without him I'd probably give it zero stars. See more 02/05/2010 Saw Conrad Boys (2006) online via Netflix. A heartfelt, engaging film directed, produced, edited by-and even starring-Justin Lo, who must be a remarkable talent to have created this marvel at 24. Like Big Eden, it's is a gay-themed relationship film where the supportiveness of family and friends is taken for granted and the word gay is never used. I hope Lo has completed graduate school, is working on his next film, and can get wider release for it than for Conrad Boys. See more 02/05/2010 Saw Conrad Boys (2006) online via Netflix. A heartfelt, engaging film directed, produced, edited by-and even starring-Justin Lo, who must be a remarkable talent to have created this marvel at 24. Like Big Eden, it's is a gay-themed relationship film where the supportiveness of family and friends is taken for granted and the word gay is never used. I hope Lo has completed graduate school, is working on his next film, and can get wider release for it than for Conrad Boys. See more 11/30/2009 It's such an earnest and well meaning film. However, I couldn't get past the poor acting. For a film to work, it can't be lacking in a major area such as this. It has some slow stretches as well. There was too much obvious symbolism, the score is too ordinary. Good effort, just didn't quite make it. See more Read all reviews
The Conrad Boys

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
Dreamland 67% 65% Dreamland Watchlist Broken Bridges 5% 87% Broken Bridges Watchlist The Favor 39% 81% The Favor Watchlist Crossing the Line 43% 44% Crossing the Line Watchlist Old Joy 85% 71% Old Joy Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis College student Charlie (Justin Lo) has big plans for his life. Then his mother dies. With his father (Barry Shay) absent, he takes charge of his young brother, Ben (BooBoo Stewart), but soon begins to feel trapped with his new responsibility. He finds escape when he falls in love with Jordan (Nick Bartzen), a young man who's just arrived in town. When his father suddenly returns, Charlie begins to realize he doesn't want to risk losing Ben, and he's not willing to give up Jordan.
Director
Justin Lo
Screenwriter
Justin Lo
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 22, 2006
Runtime
1h 34m