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  • Boy A
  • Opened July 23, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 40 min.
  • R
    language, sexuality, some disturbing content and brief drug use
  • After spending most of his youth in prison for a brutal murder, an ex-convict (Andrew Garfield) re-enters society and tries to live a normal life.
  • Cast: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans, Katie Lyons, Jeremy Swift
  • Director: John Crowley
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

Boy A Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    INCREDIBLE- DEEPLY MOVING!!

    by maryvargas

    Difficult to understand them with the accent but incredibly powerful movie! Must see!

  • Must Go!

    Powerful

    by mldinslc

    I loved this movie. It is a bit slow to start and yes a bit hard to understand but what a conversation piece. With all the "blockbuster" crap being played in big theaters is still refreshing to know that good movies are still being made by someone.

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Boy A Critic Reviews

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  • 90
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    It's beautiful. I loved it. And it broke my heart.

  • 90
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    Andrew Garfield's phenomenal performance makes room for the many and various...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times |

    While the cast is uniformly superb, Garfield ("Lions for Lambs") deserves...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Mullen and Garfield anchor the film. Mullen, that splendid Scottish actor ("My...

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