December Boys

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December Boys

PG-13,

2007,

1h 45m,

Drama

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41%

68 Reviews

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52%

10,000+ Ratings

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41%

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68 Reviews

52%

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10,000+ Ratings

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

Critics Consensus

December Boys' location and settings are invitingly gorgeous, but the coming-of-age drama that takes place on them is uneventful and far too sentimental.

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

Feb 22, 2008

C

The coast of Australia is an apt setting for Rod Hardy's precious drama: It's Beaches for men.

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Nov 3, 2007

Radcliffe is good at showing vulnerability but without the skills to give it gradation. The magic doesn't work for him this time.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Oct 8, 2007

I was not charmed. I was not moved.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Nov 7, 2019

Sentimental, gentile and hopefully nostalgic, from acting to lensing to design to location to direction, December Boys will warm your heart on a cold winter or hot summer night. Now this is magic.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 11, 2011

C

Mildly involving tale of four orphan boys in the Outback

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

3/5

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Han S

Jul 21, 2017

Once again I disagree with the critics consensus. This film was not at all what I would call sentimental and more storm and stress than most coming-of-age flicks I have seen. It was a very well done film, even if Daniel Craig was a bit old for the part.

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Poe W

Jun 29, 2017

OK story but I'm sick of lazy producers that can not use the correct props and music for the stated time period, (the 60's). Brand new 2006 motorcycles, a triumph that sounds like a Harley, music from 1978. WHAT A LAZY HACK!

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Synopsis

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

Director: Rod Hardy
Producer: Richard Becker
Screenwriter: Marc Rosenberg
Distributor: Warner Independent
Production Co: Australian Film Finance Corporation
Rating: PG-13 (Underage Drinking and Smoking|Sexual Content|Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 14, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.5K
Runtime: 1h 45m

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