A true story of addiction, survival and family.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Christian Convery, Oakley Bull, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Ryan, Stefanie Scott |
| Director |
Felix van Groeningen |
| Screenplay | Luke Davies, Felix van Groeningen, from the books by David Sheff, Nic Sheff |
| Cinematography | Ruben Impens |
| Editing | Nico Leunen |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2018 |
| Produced by | Amazon Studios, Big Indie Pictures, Plan B Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Fairly frequent, moderate impact. |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None (sic) |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None (sic) |
| Comments | Contains scenes of Imitative Acts and Techniques. |
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| R: Restricted | Rated R for drug content throughout, language, and brief sexual material |
| Runtime | 120 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
| Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 17 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
| Violence |
Sex |
Language |
| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Die Burger Karla Janse van Vuuren  Dwelmstryd ruk aan ouer. | 15 |  |
| 24.com Herman Eloff Beautiful Boy is not only a cinematic triumph but also a touching and realistic telling of the heart-breaking reality of substance abuse and its relentless power of destruction and complete devastation. | 20 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy So, what we’re left with is a downer flick that features good performances from all involved, but ends up as one of those movies you’ll never want to watch again. But it does serve as a cautionary tale, albeit one without any real answers or solutions, about the dangers of a growing epidemic in America. | 12 |  |
| Metacritic.com 42 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 177 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer 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. | 13 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 12 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Lots of anguish in heavy, repetitive drug-addiction drama. | 5 |  |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 28 users | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 1315 users | 15 | |
| IMDB 5873 Netizens | 15 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 14 | |
Average .. 67% | 13 | |