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Beautiful Boy

Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many y...

Director

Felix van Groeningen

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

$7,649,973

Production

Plan B Entertainment,Big Indie Pictures,Amazon Studios

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award10 wins & 30 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FMF2689

David Sheff

Karen Barbour

Nic Sheff (12 Years Old)

Jack Dylan Grazer

Daisy Sheff

Jasper Sheff

Christian Convery

Nic Sheff

TimothÃ©e Chalamet

Annie Goldblum

Vince

Carlton Wilborn

Julia

Julia's Mother

Marypat Farrell

Dr. Brown

Diane

Nic Sheff (5 Years Old)

Kid (as Brandon Cinfuegos)

Brandon James Cienfuegos

Kid

Kid

Flight Attendant

Martha T. Newman

Nurse @ Bellevue

Minerva GarcÃa

Airline Attendant

Vicki

Spencer

Speaker @ 12 Step Meeting

Anastasia Leddick

Nic Sheff (8 yrs old)

Minister

Edward Fletcher

Wedding Guest

Justin Townes Earle

Father @ Graduation

Seann Gallagher

Principal @ Graduation

Brooklin Thacher

Lauren

Gack

EMT

Sasha Kelly Jackson

Meeting Leader

Rose

LisaGay Hamilton

Smileyman

Haight-Ashbury Pedestrian

Rolling Stone editor

Driver

Kevin Courtney Black

Recovering Addict

David Blount-Porter

School Kid Singing

Arwen Boatman-Vazquez

School Kid Singing

John-Paul Boatman-Vazquez

Al-Anon Attendee

Liberty Bradford

Haight-Ashbury Local

Cabran E. Chamberlain

Lecturer

Family Member

Skateboarder

Middle School Student

Dylan Kento Curtis

Big Guy's Son

Rehab Patient

Entrepreneur

Graduation Parent

Douglas Gawoski

Middle School Friend

Sofia Guglielmelli

Toothless Johnny

Recovery Doctor

Rodney J. Hobbs

Rehab Patient

Audrey Genevieve Holland

Big Guy

Frederick Lawrence

Driver

Destiny

High School Graduate

Daisy Age 10

Haight-Ashbury Local

Sheriff

Locksmith

Michael Patrick McGill

Rocker

David Mendenhall

School Teacher

Monterey Morrissey

Nurse

Graduate

Kelly Needleman

Hippie

Steve Warky Nunez

Party Attendee

Christina Billisi Ramos

Pedestrian

Middle School Friend

Teenage Jasper

Dylan Thiffault

Tenderloin Leopard Coat Wino

Drug Dealer

5.0

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1 review

Overall

5.0

Story

5.0

Aesthetics

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Acting

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Sound

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analauracont8

2 months ago

★★★★★

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David Sheff 4 & 6-year-old Nic Sheff Nic Sheff Karen Barbour Rose

Everything - Beautiful Boy

The Feeling of Alienated and Isolated - Beautiful Boy

The Feeling of Alienated and Isolated

I write
for different magazines, - Beautiful Boy

I write for different magazines,

There are moments
that I look at him, - Beautiful Boy

There are moments that I look at him,

And I guess I'm here - Beautiful Boy

And I guess I'm here

There are moments that I look at him - Beautiful Boy

There are moments that I look at him

[sighs] - Beautiful Boy

[line ringing] - Beautiful Boy

DAVID:
Hi. My son has gone missing, - Beautiful Boy

DAVID: Hi. My son has gone missing,

Uh, maybe had been brought in - Beautiful Boy

Uh, maybe had been brought in

He is just over six feet tall. - Beautiful Boy

He is just over six feet tall.

Maybe less.
I-I don't know. Um... - Beautiful Boy

Maybe less. I-I don't know. Um...

He has shoulder-length
brown hair - Beautiful Boy

He has shoulder-length brown hair

[beep] - Beautiful Boy

Well, maybe that's why you
shouldn't be giving me advice - Beautiful Boy

Well, maybe that's why you shouldn't be giving me ...

If I hardly ever see him,
it's because he's supposed - Beautiful Boy

If I hardly ever see him, it's because he's suppos...

Well, that's not my fault,
is it? - Beautiful Boy

Well, that's not my fault, is it?

[baby fussing] - Beautiful Boy

[whispering] - Beautiful Boy

[laughing] - Beautiful Boy

[engine whirring] - Beautiful Boy

[engine whirring]

[dog barking] - Beautiful Boy

-Where have you been?
-Yeah, I just need to sleep, - Beautiful Boy

-Where have you been? -Yeah, I just need to sleep,

Guys, go downstairs. - Beautiful Boy

Guys, go downstairs.

[retching] - Beautiful Boy

-Look, man, I'm-I'm, uh...
-[sighs] - Beautiful Boy

-Look, man, I'm-I'm, uh... -[sighs]

I don't want to go through this
shit again, all right? So... - Beautiful Boy

I don't want to go through this shit again, all right? ...

Okay. Okay. - Beautiful Boy

[indistinct chatter] - Beautiful Boy

[indistinct chatter]

And, worst of all,
he's in denial. - Beautiful Boy

And, worst of all, he's in denial.

Oh, yeah. I mean, - Beautiful Boy

Oh, yeah. I mean,

Okay.
[clears throat] - Beautiful Boy

Okay. [clears throat]

So, if you want, we can check
him in for a 28-day treatment - Beautiful Boy

So, if you want, we can check him in for a 28-day treatment

On the low end, - Beautiful Boy

On the low end,

Look, he will have
daily consultations - Beautiful Boy

Look, he will have daily consultations

We have daily N.A.
and A.A. meetings. - Beautiful Boy

We have daily N.A. and A.A. meetings.

Reading misanthropes and
seriously depressed writers. - Beautiful Boy

Reading misanthropes and seriously depressed writers.

The feeling of being alienated
and isolated. - Beautiful Boy

The feeling of being alienated and isolated.

MAN: So, we feel
he's made great progress. - Beautiful Boy

MAN: So, we feel he's made great progress.

Mm. I think I need to...
I think I need - Beautiful Boy

Mm. I think I need to... I think I need

If it's all right
with you guys, I was wondering - Beautiful Boy

If it's all right with you guys, I was wondering

MAN: The halfway house
is an open living facility - Beautiful Boy

MAN: The halfway house is an open living facility

I think I need
to be independent. - Beautiful Boy

I think I need to be independent.

KAREN: You know what,
Frederick told me - Beautiful Boy

KAREN: You know what, Frederick told me

To protect Nic.
I mean, at some point, - Beautiful Boy

To protect Nic. I mean, at some point,

[children shouting
indistinctly] - Beautiful Boy

[children shouting indistinctly]

[dog continues barking] - Beautiful Boy

[dog continues barking]

ANNIE: Listen,
I am sorry to disturb you, - Beautiful Boy

ANNIE: Listen, I am sorry to disturb you,

He left the facility today
during free time, - Beautiful Boy

He left the facility today during free time,

[sighs] - Beautiful Boy

You should think of this
as part of the process. - Beautiful Boy

You should think of this as part of the process.

Yeah. It-it's a part
of Nic's learning process. - Beautiful Boy

Yeah. It-it's a part of Nic's learning process.

That's like saying crashing
is part of pilot training. - Beautiful Boy

That's like saying crashing is part of pilot training.

ANNIE:
It is not our responsibility - Beautiful Boy

ANNIE: It is not our responsibility

[phone beeps] - Beautiful Boy

♪ When I was - Beautiful Boy

♪ Just because
you're paranoid ♪ - Beautiful Boy

♪ Just because you're paranoid ♪

♪ Gotta find a way,
a better way ♪ - Beautiful Boy

♪ Gotta find a way, a better way ♪

-[song ends]
-[Nic retching] - Beautiful Boy

-[song ends] -[Nic retching]

I will have a hit or two
at a party, - Beautiful Boy

I will have a hit or two at a party,

N-No. God, come on.
[chuckles] - Beautiful Boy

N-No. God, come on. [chuckles]

-[laughing]
-What? [laughs] - Beautiful Boy

-[laughing] -What? [laughs]

Thank you. This is a nice... - Beautiful Boy

Thank you. This is a nice...

[muttering] - Beautiful Boy

Look, it just... it takes
the edge off things. - Beautiful Boy

Look, it just... it takes the edge off things.

It-it... it-it takes the edge
off of stupid all-day reality. - Beautiful Boy

It-it... it-it takes the edge off of stupid all-day reality.

What is stupid about reality? - Beautiful Boy

What is stupid about reality?

Like daily, stupid things
that don't matter. - Beautiful Boy

Like daily, stupid things that don't matter.

You cannot say dumb shit like that - Beautiful Boy

You cannot say dumb shit like that

["Sound and Vision"
by David Bowie playing] - Beautiful Boy

["Sound and Vision" by David Bowie playing]

♪ Pale blinds drawn all day - Beautiful Boy

♪ Pale blinds drawn all day

[sighs] - Beautiful Boy

DAVID: A couple of weeks ago,
you told me - Beautiful Boy

DAVID: A couple of weeks ago, you told me

Anything. Pot, alcohol, - Beautiful Boy

Anything. Pot, alcohol,

[Nic sighs] - Beautiful Boy

I felt better
than I ever had, so... - Beautiful Boy

I felt better than I ever had, so...

I was worried that you
were smoking too much pot. - Beautiful Boy

I was worried that you were smoking too much pot.

Meanwhile, you're out doing
every drug on the planet? - Beautiful Boy

Meanwhile, you're out doing every drug on the planet?

And hiding it and lying? - Beautiful Boy

And hiding it and lying?

Just, uh, not too long ago, - Beautiful Boy

Just, uh, not too long ago,

-This is not who we are.
-KAREN: Just, please, - Beautiful Boy

-This is not who we are. -KAREN: Just, please,

[David sighs] - Beautiful Boy

I felt better than I ever had - Beautiful Boy

I felt better than I ever had

[exhales] - Beautiful Boy

♪ Long afloat on - Beautiful Boy

♪ Long afloat on

-Ow. There you go.
-♪ Shipless oceans - Beautiful Boy

-Ow. There you go. -♪ Shipless oceans

[seagulls squawking] - Beautiful Boy

[seagulls squawking]

Uh, we had this great
group session, - Beautiful Boy

Uh, we had this great group session,

-Okay. -And when we were
talking later, he said, - Beautiful Boy

-Okay. -And when we were talking later, he said,

Go to college." - Beautiful Boy

Go to college."

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Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many y...

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Felix van Groeningen

Writer: Luke Davies, Felix van Groeningen, David Sheff

Production: Plan B Entertainment,Big Indie Pictures,Amazon Studios

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $7,649,973

Released: 25 Oct 2018

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award10 wins & 30 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FMF2689