<i>Beautiful Boy</i> (2018 film)

Beautiful Boy (2018 film)

<p><i><b>Beautiful Boy</b> </i>is a 2018 American <a href="/en/Biographical_film" title="Biographical film" class="wl">biographical</a> <a href="/en/Drama_(film_and_television)" title="Drama (film and television)" class="wl">drama</a> film directed by <a href="/en/Felix_van_Groeningen" title="Felix van Groeningen" class="wl">Felix van Groeningen</a>, in his English-language feature debut. The screenplay, written by <a href="/en/Luke_Davies" title="Luke Davies" class="wl">Luke Davies</a> and van Groeningen, is based on the memoirs <i><a href="/en/Beautiful_Boy:_A_Father's_Journey_Through_His_Son's_Addiction" title="Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction" class="wl">Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction</a></i> by <a href="/en/David_Sheff" title="David Sheff" class="wl">David Sheff</a> and <i><a href="/en/Tweak:_Growing_Up_on_Methaphetamines" title="Tweak: Growing Up on Methaphetamines" class="mw-redirect wl">Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines</a></i> by <a href="/en/Nic_Sheff" title="Nic Sheff" class="wl">Nic Sheff</a>. The film stars <a href="/en/Steve_Carell" title="Steve Carell" class="wl">Steve Carell</a>, <a href="/en/Timothée_Chalamet" title="Timothée Chalamet" class="wl">Timothée Chalamet</a>, <a href="/en/Maura_Tierney" title="Maura Tierney" class="wl">Maura Tierney</a>, and <a href="/en/Amy_Ryan" title="Amy Ryan" class="wl">Amy Ryan</a>, and deals with a father-son relationship increasingly strained by the latter's drug addiction.</p>

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<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt7">2018 American film</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Beautiful Boy, Directed by, Screenplay by, Ba...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vevent mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Beautiful Boy</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Beautiful_Boy_(2018)_poster.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Beautiful_Boy_(2018)_poster.png"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Beautiful_Boy_%282018%29_poster.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="326" data-file-type="bitmap" height="326" width="220" alt="Beautiful_Boy_%282018%29_poster.png"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Felix_van_Groeningen" title="Felix van Groeningen" class="wl">Felix van Groeningen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Luke_Davies" title="Luke Davies" class="wl">Luke Davies</a></li><li>Felix van Groeningen</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li><i><a href="/en/Beautiful_Boy:_A_Father's_Journey_Through_His_Son's_Addiction" title="Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction" class="wl">Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction</a></i><br>by <a href="/en/David_Sheff" title="David Sheff" class="wl">David Sheff</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/en/Tweak:_Growing_Up_on_Methaphetamines" title="Tweak: Growing Up on Methaphetamines" class="mw-redirect wl">Tweak: Growing Up on Methaphetamines</a></i><br>by <a href="/en/Nic_Sheff" title="Nic Sheff" class="wl">Nic Sheff</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="/en/Dede_Gardner" title="Dede Gardner" class="wl">Dede Gardner</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Jeremy_Kleiner" title="Jeremy Kleiner" class="wl">Jeremy Kleiner</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Brad_Pitt" title="Brad Pitt" class="wl">Brad Pitt</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="/en/Steve_Carell" title="Steve Carell" class="wl">Steve Carell</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Timothée_Chalamet" title="Timothée Chalamet" class="wl">Timothée Chalamet</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Maura_Tierney" title="Maura Tierney" class="wl">Maura Tierney</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Amy_Ryan" title="Amy Ryan" class="wl">Amy Ryan</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Ruben_Impens" title="Ruben Impens" class="wl">Ruben Impens</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data">Nico Leunen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br>companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Plan_B_Entertainment" title="Plan B Entertainment" class="wl">Plan B Entertainment</a></li>
<li>Big Indie Pictures</li>
<li><a href="/en/FilmNation_Entertainment" title="FilmNation Entertainment" class="wl">FilmNation Entertainment</a></li></ul>

</div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Amazon_Studios" title="Amazon Studios" class="wl">Amazon Studios</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li>September<span>&nbsp;</span>7,<span>&nbsp;</span>2018<span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2018-09-07</span>)</span><span> </span>(<a href="/en/Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="Toronto International Film Festival" class="wl">TIFF</a>)</li>
<li>October<span>&nbsp;</span>12,<span>&nbsp;</span>2018<span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2018-10-12</span>)</span><span> </span>(United States)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">120 minutes<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$19.3–25 million<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$16.6 million<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p><i>Beautiful Boy</i> had its world premiere at the <a href="/en/Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="Toronto International Film Festival" class="wl">Toronto International Film Festival</a> on September 7, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12, 2018, by <a href="/en/Amazon_Studios" title="Amazon Studios" class="wl">Amazon Studios</a>. The film was a <a href="/en/Box-office_disappointment" title="Box-office disappointment" class="mw-redirect wl">box-office disappointment</a>, grossing $16 million on a $25 million budget. However, it received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Carell and Chalamet.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="#cite_note-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> For his work, Chalamet earned nominations at the <a href="/en/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_–_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture" class="wl">Golden Globes</a>, <a href="/en/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Male_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role" class="wl">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a>, <a href="/en/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role" class="wl">BAFTA Awards</a> and <a href="/en/Critics'_Choice_Movie_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor" class="wl">Critics’ Choice Awards</a>, among others.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="#cite_note-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span></p>



Beautiful Boy is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Felix van Groeningen, in his English-language feature debut. The screenplay, written by Luke Davies and van Groeningen, is based on the memoirs Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff. The film stars Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, and Amy Ryan, and deals with a father-son relationship increasingly strained by the latter's drug addiction. Beautiful Boy had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12, 2018, by Amazon Studios. The film was a box-office disappointment, grossing $16 million on a $25 million budget. However, it received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Carell and Chalamet. 