Boyhood fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Boyhood is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, wholesome, and moving. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Boyhood is included with a subscription to Netflix, Hulu, Philo, and AMC+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 88/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
2 h 45 min
Boyhood runs 2 h 45 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Boyhood higher (99) than audiences (78). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $48 million worldwide, 12.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+86GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Boyhood in 100 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 54 storytelling tropes for Boyhood, including Can't Get Away with Nuthin', Dashed Plot Line, Actually Pretty Funny.
7.9
