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Good Boys

2019 · 90 min

A cheerfully crude and chaotic romp that keeps you laughing at the kids' naive misadventures while warming to their friendship.

Directed by
Gene Stupnitsky
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon
Tagline
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Overview
A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.

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Directed by
Gene Stupnitsky
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour9
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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