House of Boys fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Thrilling
Romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, growing up, and the mind
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's romantic, moving, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, growing up, and the mind
Its world is built around history, growing up, and the mind.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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House of Boys 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 Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Xumo Play. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 46/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 56%, and Metacritic 40). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content and drug use.
2 h 0 min
House of Boys runs 2 h 0 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate House of Boys higher (58) than critics (48). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English, with some Luxembourgish, German, French, Arabic. Produced in Luxembourg, Germany.
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