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Beautiful Boy
2018
· Movie
· 121 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1582
- IMDb #1255
- Google retired #310
- Rotten Tomatoes #2161
- Metacritic #1971
- Letterboxd #405
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2903
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1684
- Metacritic Critics #2209
- Metacritic Audience #1554
- Criticker #1557
- Kinopoisk #1622
- AlloCiné #712
- Trakt #466
Every rating
51–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A devoted father watches his son's life unravel due to addiction. He desperately tries everything he can to save his child, confronting the relentless and heartbreaking cycle of recovery and relapse. The story is a painful chronicle of a family's unwavering love tested by the powerful grip of methamphetamine.
Details
- Director
- Felix van Groeningen
- Writers
- Felix van Groeningen, Luke Davies
- Based on
- Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff
- Studio
- Plan B Entertainment
- Released
- 12 October 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $31.7M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →5 wins from 13 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2019 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
| Adelaide Film Festival 2018 | International Feature Award | Beautiful Boy | Nominee |
| Aspen Film Festival 2018 | Independent by Nature Award | Felix van Groeningen | Winner |
| Chicago International Film Festival 2018 | Founder's Award | Beautiful Boy | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award | Felix van Groeningen | Winner |
| Hollywood Supporting Actor Award | Timothée Chalamet | Winner |
Aspen Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Independent by Nature Award | Felix van Groeningen | Winner |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Founder's Award | Beautiful Boy | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Male Supporting Actor | Timothée Chalamet | Winner |
Adelaide Film Festival
1 nomination
| International Feature Award | Beautiful Boy | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Shell | Beautiful Boy | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Timothée Chalamet | Nominee |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grolsch People's Choice Award | Beautiful Boy | Nominee |