Beautiful Boy
2018 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.5 · 65% critics
After a separation, a journalist struggles to help his teenage son as drug use escalates into a devastating methamphetamine addiction. Told from both father and son viewpoints, the story focuses on love, confusion, and the painful effort to understand what’s happening and how to respond.
Based on Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
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Streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-10-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (2,864 votes)
About
You’ll likely appreciate this raw, true-life-style drama about a parent and teen navigating addiction; Not for you if you want a straightforward plot, if you dislike slow, confusing storytelling like in Donnie Darko, or if emotionally intense topics feel too heavy.
Pros: heartfelt father-son bond; powerful performances; tense mood | Cons: hard to follow; repetitive structure; emotional distance
Themes
- based on novel or book
- san francisco, california
- drug addiction
- biography
- based on true story
- drug rehabilitation
- based on memoir or autobiography
- father son relationship
Cast & crew
Steve Carell
as David Sheff
Timothée Chalamet
as Nic Sheff
Maura Tierney
as Karen Barbour
Amy Ryan
as Vicki Sheff
Christian Convery
as Jasper Sheff
Oakley Bull
as Daisy Sheff
Kaitlyn Dever
as Lauren
Stefanie Scott
as Julia
Julian Works
as Gack
Jack Dylan Grazer
as 12-Year-Old Nic Sheff
Directed by Felix van Groeningen