Jet Boy
2001 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · 74% critics
This coming-of-age drama follows a tough, reluctant 13-year-old hustler who will do almost anything to feel wanted. It centers on youth, survival, and the emotional cost of chasing love and belonging.
Also known as Moments · L'Enfance perdue
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-09-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (47 votes)
About
You may like this if you connect with intimate, rough-edged coming-of-age dramas like American Honey or Crooklyn; Not for you if you want a light, upbeat story or easy comfort viewing.
Pros: emotional coming-of-age story; gritty youthful perspective; strong sense of longing | Cons: heavy subject matter; bleak tone; limited lightness
Themes
- drug dealer
- child abuse
- prostitute
- runaway
- overdose
- undercover cop
- male prostitution
- drug dealing
- orphan
- teenage prostitute
- gay theme
- child sexual abuse
Cast & crew
Branden Nadon
as Nathan
Dylan Walsh
as Boon Palmer
Kelly Rowan
as Erin
Matthew Currie Holmes
as Jordan
Jordan Weller
as Lloyd
Carrie Schiffler
as Nathan's Mom
Valerie Planche
as Mrs. Ross
Stephen Strachan
as Ferris
David LeReaney
as Gym Teacher
Joe Norman Shaw
as Nathan's First Pick-up
Directed by Dave Schultz