Beautiful Boy

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Beautiful Boy

R,

2018,

1h 52m,

Biography/

Drama

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67%

264 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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Teenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all -- good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist and athlete. When Nic's addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father does whatever he can to save his son and his family.

Critics Consensus

Beautiful Boy sees Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell delivering showcase work that's often powerful enough to make up for the story's muted emotional impact.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Jan 29, 2019

I would be lying if I didn't say that I found it moving.

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

Jan 26, 2019

Beautiful Boy has a remorseless emotional integrity... It is frustrating, repetitive and inconclusive, and all the more admirable for it.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Jan 20, 2019

3/5

I loved watching it. It's fantastically enjoyable.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Jul 14, 2024

2/5

Sadly it’s a case where a lot of its components work in isolation, but not as a whole.

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

Apr 3, 2024

D-

Maybe it was the talent behind the camera that brought it down, but we will never know if someone with a little more of a focused eye and pen could have done with the Sheff's story.

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Karen Gordon

Original Cin

May 2, 2023

B+

Chalamet conveys all of the necessary contradictory emotions to portray an addict, paradoxically both in love with, and repulsed by, his own tendencies and actions. It's bravura work.

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Draco G

Apr 26, 2019

The film, fittingly, requires an attention span. But despite this, despite how many stories of this ilk have already been told - the payoff is there. And it is potent. Reminds me of the Ibsen quote about there being far more uniqueness to family pain, than bliss.

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Abraham R

Apr 11, 2019

Wow! ï¿ 1/2~ (R) I don't even know what to say, I'm nearly speechless. This hit me like a ton of bricks. Timothï¿ 1/2 (C)e Chalamet didn't impress me a lot in Call Me By Your Name, however he blew me away today! It definitely helped to have Steve Carell shining bright opposite him. I'm really bummed out that I missed the opportunity to see this in theaters but I'm glad I was able to catch it on Prime. Sometimes there's a film that just really pushes it's way into your top 10 and this was the one. It still wasn't perfect, and it's not that amazing film I look for every year, but it was definitely solid and really makes you think!

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Ron L

Mar 25, 2019

I love Timothee Chalamet and this beautiful movie. Every single scene had me crying no matter what it was. It showed the important things in life and how dangerous things could be. Also shows how the parents really did love him and wanted to help him.

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Abraham S

Mar 20, 2019

Perfect subject for a complicated drugs era, performances are magnificent, loved it!

Draco L

Mar 18, 2019

Excellent movie! Real, raw, touching ... It touches a very difficult subject to tackle but nevertheless real and nobody is exempt from living it. Great performance of the entire cast. Do not miss it!!!

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Harry L

Mar 17, 2019

This one is a tough movie to watch. It gives a very harsh look at the trials and tribulations associated with Drug Addiction. It's very depressing and hard to watch a few times. I had to shut it off for a few hours because it got pretty dark. Good performances by Steve Carrell and Timothee Chalamet. The plot is basically drug addicts will probably relapse multiple times.

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Felix van Groeningen

Director

Steve Carell

David Sheff

Timothée Chalamet

Nic Sheff

Maura Tierney

Karen Barbour

Amy Ryan

Vicki

Timothy Hutton

Dr. Brown

No

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Synopsis

Teenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all -- good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist and athlete. When Nic's addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father does whatever he can to save his son and his family.

Director: Felix van Groeningen
Producer: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Screenwriter: Luke Davies, Felix van Groeningen
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Plan B Entertainment, Amazon Studios
Rating: R (Drug Content Throughout|Brief Sexual Material|Language)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.6M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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