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Boy Erased
2018·Movie
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Good for friends night · teens · background watch
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The truth cannot be converted.
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
Conversion Therapy DramaComing-of-AgeFaith and IdentityLGBTQ+ StruggleRedemptionFamily ConflictPsychological TraumaContemporary Realism
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Is Boy Erased worth watching?
72
GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, and Metacritic 69).
Is Boy Erased plot-driven or character-driven?
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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Was Boy Erased a box office flop?
Budget$15 million
Box office$8 million
Yes: it cost about $15 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 53% of its budget.
What tropes does Boy Erased use?
Depraved HomosexualRape and SwitchExperimented in CollegeAdaptational Name Change20 Minutes into the PastDriven to SuicideMama BearGayngstRouge Angles of SatinForced Out of the ClosetParents as PeopleNothing Is Scarierand 18 more
TV Tropes lists 30 tropes for it, including Depraved Homosexual, Rape and Switch, and Experimented in College.