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Beautiful Boy
A true story of addiction, survival and family.
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
10/12/2018Runtime
119 minsGenres
Overview
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
How It Feels
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A raw, intimate portrait of a father's helplessness as he watches his son spiral into methamphetamine addiction and fights desperately for recovery. The film sits with the ache of watching someone you love destroy themselves, even as you try everything to save them.
Mood
MelancholicHopefulMournful
Themes
AddictionFamilyGriefRedemption
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Heads up
Addiction
Steve Carell
David Sheff
Timothée Chalamet
Nic Sheff
Maura Tierney
Karen Barbour
Amy Ryan
Vicki Sheff
Christian Convery
Jasper Sheff
Oakley Bull
Daisy Sheff
Kaitlyn Dever
Lauren
Stefanie Scott
Julia
Julian Works
Gack
Jack Dylan Grazer
12-Year-Old Nic Sheff
Zachary Rifkin
8-Year-Old Nic Sheff
Kue Lawrence
5-Year-Old Nic Sheff
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