Boy A
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75 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

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  • Starring: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans
  • Summary: BOY A is a fictional story about Jack. His involvement in the murder of another child means Jack, at 24, has spent most of his young life in juvenile prisons. Released from prison into an unrecognizable adult world, Jack is given a new name, new job, new home; a new life. But anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack has to contend with not being able to tell the people he gets to know, and love, of his true past and the monstrous secret he must keep hidden. (The Weinstein Company)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: KJ Doughton
    100
    One of the most gripping, thought provoking dramas ever to ponder crime and punishment.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    80
    A compelling, compact melodrama that packs an emotional wallop. It's my nominee for sleeper surprise of the summer, at least so far.
  3. NPR
    Reviewed by: Bob Mondello
    80
    Jack, as played by Andrew Garfield, comes across as agonized, desperately anxious to get things right -- something you might also say about the filmmakers, who have turned Boy A's very particular story into a scary, universal and wrenching social statement.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    60
    If Hitchcock had done a coming-of-age drama, it might have resembled this haunting, nervous, sad movie about an early twentysomething.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. IAmPhongNguyen
    10
    Boy A is a saddening and gripping drama film with powerful-acted cast. To be honest, this film kept me thinking this was an actual story that happened. At the end, it somewhat made yourself think life was so beautiful.… Expand
  2. avatar16
    9
    Boy A peut être vu comme un Christopher Nolan indépendant. A savoir, le film nous met aussitôt dans le bain de son récit, sans aucune explication (qui sont les personnages exactement, leur passé respectif...) et complété par des flashes-back, à première vue inutils et qui peuvent plomber le tout (pour ceux qui ne sont pas habitués). Mais justement, comme un Nolan, il faut suivre le tout pour découvrir le film à se juste valeur : un véritable chef-d'oeuvre! Un scénario d'une puissance phénoménale, un casting de premier ordre, une mise en scène de qualité... Bref, on se laisse bercer par le récit qui se précise petit à petit et dont les flashes-back montrent leur importance à ce dernier. Boy A, un film à voir!… Collapse

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