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Beautiful Boy

2011 · 101 min

A quiet, crushing study of two parents hollowed out by shock and blame, watching them unravel in close, uncomfortable intimacy.

Tagline
To confront the truth, first they had to face each other.
Overview
A married couple on the verge of separation are leveled by the news their 18-year-old son committed a mass-shooting at his college, then took his own life.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
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
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Shawn Ku
Written by
Shawn Ku, Michael Armbruster
Starring
Maria Bello, Michael Sheen, Alan Tudyk, Moon Bloodgood, Kyle Gallner, Austin Nichols, Meat Loaf, Bruce French
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
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