Boy Erased (2018)

Movie"The truth cannot be converted."
Audience Score
70
Review Score
70
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R 1 hr 55 minNov 21st, 2018Drama
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.
StarringLucas HedgesNicole KidmanRussell Crowe
DirectorJoel Edgerton

Boy Erased Review

“Quietly exasperating” is the only note I took during “Boy Erased,” but it encapsulates much about what makes Joel Edgerton’s latest film such a unique and unexpected emotional journey.

Extraordinary, nuanced performances from Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Edgerton, and especially Lucas Hedges elevates this potential issue-movie melodrama to something much more broadly relevant, humanistic, and -- most of all -- hopeful. It chronicles the good intentions and terrible impact of gay conversion therapy as filtered through the experiences of one young man coming to terms with his sexuality.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 21st, 2018
On Digital & Streaming:January 15th, 2019 - Watch Now
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 29th, 2019 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$15,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$7,900,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Ann Ruark, Rebecca Yeldham, Nash Edgerton, Kim Hodgert, Tony Lipp
Production Companies:Anonymous Content, Blue-Tongue Films, Perfect World Pictures, Focus Features
Boy Erased on the Web:Instagram, Official Website, Facebook, Twitter
Movie Tags:
lgbtcoming of agebased on true storyreligionlgbt teenhomophobialgbt interestbased on memoir or autobiographycollege studentcruel