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Boy Wonder

Play trailer Poster for Boy Wonder R,  2010,  1h 33m,  Action/ Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
As he grows up, Sean begins a double life as a crime fighter to avenge his murdered mother.

Critics Reviews

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Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter Nov 17, 2011
An intriguing, low-budget look at a young vigilante whose "heroism" comes with much moral ambivalence. Go to Full Review
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Oct 27, 2011
Sometimes I think vigilante dramas would be more tolerable if they were pure violent payback, without all the moral grandstanding about our flawed criminal justice system. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 27, 2011
3.5/4
I started watching it with moderate expectations and was surprised by how quickly I was drawn in; the movie works insistently on an emotional level. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jul 11, 2020
B+
A near perfect combination of grim revenge movie and dark superhero origin story. Go to Full Review
Laura Hiros Rincón de cine Mar 16, 2018
3/5
... a spectacular debut for director Michael Morrisey... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Harry P Jan 27, 2017 Keeps you in suspense throughout the film. The last five minutes boggles your mind.
Hermione W Jan 23, 2017 Good film and story but a bit complex for me to understand at times
Luke P Jan 6, 2017 Roger Ebert liked it. Nuff said!
Draco P Dec 6, 2011 well done. Just that detective took the life out of it, poor character and ugly actor. weakdialog also, and way too obvious with the chinese clue ) See more
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Boy Wonder

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Movie Info

Synopsis As he grows up, Sean begins a double life as a crime fighter to avenge his murdered mother.
Director
Michael Morrissey
Producer
Michael Morrissey, John Scaccia
Screenwriter
Michael Morrissey
Production Co
Boy Wonder Films
Rating
R (Some Brutal Violence|Pervasive Language)
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2013
Runtime
1h 33m
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