Here Are the Young Men

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Here Are the Young Men

2021

1h 36m

Drama

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HERE ARE THE YOUNG MEN, Based on the acclaimed novel by Rob Doyle, catalogs the last hurrah of three high school graduates intent on celebrating their newfound freedom with an epic, debaucherous bender. However, when a horrible accident sends them spiraling, the trio must grapple with the most daunting challenge of their lives: facing their own inner demons.

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Critics Consensus

Strong acting and good intentions aren't enough to overcome all the obvious turns in Here Are the Young Men's derivative story.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

04/30/2021

2/5

There's certainly an impressive cast lineup for this one, but there's also something weirdly formless and frustrating about it as well...

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

04/30/2021

[W]ith a stronger script and direction, Young Men could have been a similar big-screen showcase for its TV-famous leads.

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

02/29/2024

B-

This is a solid direction from Eoin Macken, with an overall strong script and some wonderful performances.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

09/02/2021

2/5

What can be said without hesitation is that Here Are the Young Men should work, should resonate, should bring to mind the hardship of the shift into adulthood.

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Jorge Ignacio Castillo

The Canadian Crew

07/18/2021

3/5

The talented lead performers keep the characters watchable even at their worst. The conclusion works as a moral litmus test, but it's not as compelling as everything that preceded it.

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Peter Canavese

Celluloid Dreams

07/18/2021

1/4

A shallow, morally dubious, standard-issue teen rebel-yell movie replete with drugs, drinking and angry young man violence. (Well Go blu-ray).

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown 05/17/2025

Great cast. Great original content about HS friends. Terrible Execution.

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Justine Dave S

@RT18774180 06/28/2024

A great movie, I loved dean-charles chapman and anya-taylor joy performance, it was good, but the script is a bit weak but overall a 5/5 movie.

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Tom S

@Acewrite13 01/03/2024

It really seems these days that many film-makers think having good ingredients and good intentions are enough. It results in many lazy, perfunctory denouements like this one that just undercut everything that's come before. ATJ lit up every scene she was in, and I missed her when she wasn't on, an underused talent. All in all a waste.

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06/12/2022

2.5. I love anya taylor-joy

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04/27/2021

Here Are The Young Men is a messy coming of age film. Easily the best part of the film is Anya Taylor-Joy’s supporting performance. She proves yet again she’s a star, and steals every scene she’s in. The rest of the acting is also solid, especially Dean-Charles Chapman in the leading role. I wasn’t a big fan of the direction. A lot of times it felt too over-stylized, and it distracted from the story. The characters are also too unlikeable at times, although it does make sense for the ending they go for. Overall, I’m pretty mixed on this. The acting mostly saves this from being bad, but I wouldn’t call this film good.

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HERE ARE THE YOUNG MEN, Based on the acclaimed novel by Rob Doyle, catalogs the last hurrah of three high school graduates intent on celebrating their newfound freedom with an epic, debaucherous bender. However, when a horrible accident sends them spiraling, the trio must grapple with the most daunting challenge of their lives: facing their own inner demons.

Director: Eoin Macken
Producer: Richard Bolger, Noah C. Haeussner
Screenwriter: Eoin Macken
Production Co: Foton Pictures, Egg Studios, Hail Mary Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 27, 2021
Runtime: 1h 36m