Honey Boy fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Standout characters, performances, and direction
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Honey Boy is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and growing up.
Standout characters, performances, and direction
The characters, performances, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Honey 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 Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Amazon MX Player. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and drug use.
1 h 34 min
Honey Boy runs 1 h 34 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 84 and audiences 77 out of 100, so both groups see Honey Boy much the same way.
No. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 97% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 15 storytelling tropes for Honey Boy, including Abusive Parents, Answer Cut, Bittersweet Ending.
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