A Boy Called Sailboat fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some sharp wit and absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
A Boy Called Sailboat is calm and low-intensity.
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's wholesome, hopeful, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some sharp wit and absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and absurdist humor.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and growing up.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A Boy Called Sailboat is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, and Plex. 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 75/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 80%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 32 min
A Boy Called Sailboat runs 1 h 32 min.
Not quite. Critics rate A Boy Called Sailboat higher (80) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in Australia, United States.
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