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Beautiful Boy (2011) [R]

Featuring:
Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Kyle Gallner

Written by:
Michael Armbruster
Shawn Ku

Directed by:
Shawn Ku


Release Date:
June 3, 2011

Original Title:
Beautiful Boy

Alternate Titles:
A mi drága kisfiunk
Piękny chłopak

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Braeburn Entertainment
First Point Entertainment
Goldrush Entertainment
Paradigm Talent Agency

Production Countries:
Canada | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
IE: 15  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 101

To confront the truth, first they had to face each other.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Overview from Open Movies

Bill and Kate are in an emotionless marriage with their only son away at college. They knew he didn't sound happy but then comes the news that he was the mass murderer at his school killing 17 professors, fellow students and himself. They try to move on with their lives but they are held back by their own grief and the fact that the media and everyone around them view them as monsters. The more they fight it, they realize they only have each other.

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Rankings and Honors

Beautiful Boy (2011) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes 71%
Metacritic 62/100
Awards Won: 3 wins & 3 nominations

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Production

Director:
Shawn Ku

Director of Photography:
Michael Fimognari

Editor:
Chad Galster

Original Music Composer:
Trevor Morris

Producer:
Eric Gozlan
Lee Clay

Screenplay:
Michael Armbruster
Shawn Ku

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