Baby Boy fingerprintStrong craft, striking style.
Calm and low-key
Moving and cathartic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit and cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Baby Boy is calm and low-intensity.
Moving and cathartic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit and cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and cringe comedy.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around growing up, everyday modern life, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Just a Baby Boy.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Baby Boy is included with a subscription to YouTube TV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 72%, and Metacritic 55). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
2 h 10 min
Baby Boy runs 2 h 10 min.
Yes. Critics average 64 and audiences 71 out of 100, so both groups see Baby Boy much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $16 million to make and earned $29 million worldwide, 1.8 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+79GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Baby Boy in 93 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 51 storytelling tropes for Baby Boy, including Abortion Fallout Drama, N-Word Privileges, Rape as Drama.
6.5
