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Honey Boy

2019 · 94 min

A raw, tender, and painful memoir of a childhood overshadowed by an unstable father, told with compassion and unflinching honesty.

Tagline
sweet as honey.
Overview
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • addiction
  • parenthood
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Alma Har'el
Written by
Shia LaBeouf
Starring
Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe, Byron Bowers, Laura San Giacomo, FKA twigs, Natasha Lyonne, Maika Monroe
Music
Alex Somers
Cinematography
Natasha Braier
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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