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Beautiful Boy

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Directed by Felix Van Groeningen
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt
Screenplay by Luke Davies and Felix Van Groeningen Based on the memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff and the memoir Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff
With: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan, Kaitlyn Dever, Andre Royo, Timothy Hutton, and LisaGay Hamilton
Cinematography: Ruben Impens
Editing: Nico Leunen
Runtime: 120 min
Release Date: 25 October 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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#BeautifulBoy ('18) ★★★ Felix van Groeningen’s first English language film is a distressing story of addiction and parental pain. Well-structured, exquisitely acted, maybe a little too careful.