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Little Boy Blue

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Jimmy (Ryan Phillippe) would do anything to protect his mother (Nastassja Kinski) and two younger brothers from his abusive father, Ray (John Savage), a veteran who suffers from PTSD. A talented baseball player with dreams of escaping his small Texas town, Jimmy is terrified of leaving Ray alone with the family. When the police start questioning Ray about a local murder, Jimmy finds that keeping Ray in check may be harder than he initially thought.

Critics Reviews

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 26, 2005 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: 2/5 Jul 8, 2004 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 Oct 3, 2002 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole I know what crap film Ryan did last summer! Rated: 2/5 Sep 17, 2002 Full Review David Bartholomew Film Journal International Boston has written some excellent characters, and under Antonio Tibaldi's astute direction, the actors are uniformly superlative, right down to the walk-ons. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Powerful, down-to-earth, compelling. Your eyes don't leave the screen for a second because you don't want to miss the storyline. This is realistic, having lived in a part of the country where these things would not be surprising. The only surprising element is how well educated Phillippe seems to be relative to what you'd find in southern Appalachia. Other than that, Little Boy Blue can be watched again and again for clues you may have missed the time before, It's worth it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this film. It's plot twist is not predictable at all and you really do fear for the family, the actor who plays Ray does a very good job. Of course the ever gorgeous Ryan is also fantastic in this film. I recommend it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite honestly... this movie will have you saying "HOLY S***"! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Ryan Phillippe, Nastassja Kinski i John Savage. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Jimmy West (Ryan Phillippe) is an anguished teenager whose family life is anything but normal. Abused by his father (John Savage), a twisted Vietnam War vet who forces him at gunpoint to commit unspeakable acts, Jimmy desperately wants to leave home but fears for the lives of his mother (Nastassja Kinski) and his two younger brothers. But before he can act to end the nightmare, a deadly secret from the past threatens to transform their lives forever in this gripping tale of sex, murder and revenge. also stars Shirley Knight, Tyrin Turner, Jenny Lewis, Adam Burke, John Doman and Devon Michael. directed by Antonio Tibaldi. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A film that fails by trying to depict a horror story while giving humanity and meaning to its characters. Nevertheless an honest effort, with decent performances. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Antonio Tibaldi

Director

Ryan Phillippe

Jimmy West

Nastassja Kinski

Kate West

John Savage

Ray West

Tyrin Turner

Nate Carr

Jenny Lewis

Traci Connor
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Synopsis Jimmy (Ryan Phillippe) would do anything to protect his mother (Nastassja Kinski) and two younger brothers from his abusive father, Ray (John Savage), a veteran who suffers from PTSD. A talented baseball player with dreams of escaping his small Texas town, Jimmy is terrified of leaving Ray alone with the family. When the police start questioning Ray about a local murder, Jimmy finds that keeping Ray in check may be harder than he initially thought.
Director
Antonio Tibaldi
Producer
Amedeo Ursini
Screenwriter
Michael Boston
Production Co
Jazz Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 11, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.5K
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround