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Good Boy

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19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon) revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure (Stephen Graham). Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find himself chained in the basement of the isolated suburban family home of Chris (Graham), his near-spectral wife Kathryn (Andrea Riseborough), and their young son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen). The family sets out to reform Tommy's unruly behavior, forcing him to comply with their relentless mind games or seek escape at any cost.

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Matthew Creith TheWrap “Good Boy” is doggone exceptional when it comes to the powerhouse acting abilities of Graham and Boon, both of whom take on their roles to showcase opposite ends of the rehabilitation spectrum. Sep 9, 2025 Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Festival Today Part of the appeal of "Good Boy" is how much we are made to dislike Tommy (he’s pretty despicable) yet also sympathize with him over his plight. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily Like an early Yorgos Lanthimos, the strangeness of the premise does a lot of heavy lifting, but the performers literally bring character to what might easily have been a one-note movie. Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Nikki Baughan Screen International There’s something deeply compelling about this deliberately odd, carefully-calibrated neo-gothic fable, which suggests that rehabilitation can be found in the darkest of places, and that true freedom is simply a matter of trust. Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jan Komasa

Director

Stephen Graham

Actor

Andrea Riseborough

Actor

Anson Boon

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Kit Rakusen

Actor

Naqqash Khalid

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis 19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon) revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure (Stephen Graham). Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find himself chained in the basement of the isolated suburban family home of Chris (Graham), his near-spectral wife Kathryn (Andrea Riseborough), and their young son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen). The family sets out to reform Tommy's unruly behavior, forcing him to comply with their relentless mind games or seek escape at any cost.
Director
Jan Komasa
Producer
Jeremy Thomas, Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski
Screenwriter
Naqqash Khalid, Bartek Bartosik
Production Co
Skopia Film, Recorded Picture Company
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 50m