Heel (The Good Boy)

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Heel (The Good Boy)

Mar 2026

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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From Academy Award® nominated director Jan Komasa, HEEL is a twisted thriller that follows 19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon), who 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 (Golden Globe® winner 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 wife Kathryn (Academy Award® nominee 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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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

17h

“Heel” is Tolstoy’s happy-family maxim cooked in a mad scientist’s lab.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

17h

3/5

Whether Heel advocates for or indicts troubled-teen reprogramming is never clarified, but its despair at the societal decline caused by teens’ pervasive drug and social media abuse resonates

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

17h

Can this monster delinquent be rehabilitated? Theoretically, that’s an interesting question, except that the way this happens is so garishly contrived that we can only go with the movie by putting any plea for reality on permanent hold.

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Carson Timar

Clapper

5h

Heel feels like a definitive step in Jan Komasa’s career that isn't afraid to challenge and push audiences.

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

1d

Heel might shout its themes directly at the audience, but that’s less important than the clever and thoughtful thriller it becomes.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

2d

"Heel" is a solid movie with perfect ingredients, but the story needed tightening and perhaps elicited more experienced screenwriter’s feedback.

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Andrew S

14h

Excellent film. Thought provoking, brilliantly acted by everyone involved and well filmed. Top quality film!

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Carlos S

@Karlos23 16h

10/10 From a mad man to a man who values what really matters. F....d up story, but possibly the answer to many problems. Suggest to all who are and have been lost to club life and drugs.

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Michelle P

@Shell1967 1d

A great watch from beginning to end. Keeps you locked in.

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Richard B

@Richardwales 1d

A strong film, great production on all levels. Not easy to watch at times, some scenes are brutal but stick with it.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 3d

Successful mystery movie in 1 hour and 50 minutes.

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Mike B

@Mickyb003 3d

Let me say firstly that this is brilliantly acted in a touchingly understated way. I don’t want to give anything away but the characters are all strangely likeable when due to their actions, none of them should be. It’s different in many ways. Ambitious in its simplicity. Well worth a watch.

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Synopsis

From Academy Award® nominated director Jan Komasa, HEEL is a twisted thriller that follows 19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon), who 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 (Golden Globe® winner 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 wife Kathryn (Academy Award® nominee 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: Bartek Bartosik, Naqqash Khalid
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Skopia Film, Recorded Picture Company
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 6, 2026
Runtime: 1h 50m

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