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Boy Erased

2018 · 115 min

A somber, quietly harrowing look at identity and family under religious pressure, anchored by tender performances and a slow-building sense of dread.

Tagline
The truth cannot be converted.
Overview
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • faith
  • trauma
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Joel Edgerton
Written by
Joel Edgerton
Starring
Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Troye Sivan, Madelyn Cline, Flea, Xavier Dolan
Music
Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Cinematography
Eduard Grau
Runtime
115 min
Country
Australia, China, United States of America
Languages
English

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