Nowhere Boy fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, family, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Nowhere Boy is calm and low-intensity.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving, hopeful, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Growing up, family, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around growing up, family, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Nowhere Boy is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 67). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 38 min
Nowhere Boy runs 1 h 38 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 74 and audiences 72 out of 100, so both groups see Nowhere Boy much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 4.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+26GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Nowhere Boy in 40 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 31 storytelling tropes for Nowhere Boy, including Tell Me About My Father, Fire-Forged Friends, Hair-Trigger Temper.
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