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Beautiful Boy

Directed by Felix van Groeningen
R
2018    1h 59mDrama, Biography
7.468%79%7.5
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After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff (Carrell) struggles to help their teenage son (Chalamet), who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine. Directed by Felix Van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown), and based on Sheff's bestselling memoir "Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction".

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Cast of Beautiful Boy

  • Steve CarellDavid Sheff
  • Timothée ChalametNic Sheff
  • Maura TierneyKaren Barbour
  • Amy RyanVicki Sheff
  • Christian ConveryJasper Sheff
  • Oakley BullDaisy Sheff
  • Kaitlyn DeverLauren
  • Stefanie ScottJulia
  • Julian WorksGack
  • Jack Dylan Grazer12-Year-Old Nic Sheff
  • Zachary Rifkin8-Year-Old Nic Sheff
  • Kue Lawrence5-Year-Old Nic Sheff
  • Timothy HuttonDr. Brown
  • Amy ForsythDiane
  • Andre RoyoSpencer
  • Ricky LowDestiny
  • LisaGay HamiltonRose
  • Carlton WilbornVince
  • Amy AquinoAnnie Goldblum
  • Marypat FarrellJulia's Mother

Beautiful Boy Ratings & Reviews

  • Movie_NerdMarch 21, 2025
    Comedy actors in sad movies are something else
  • thomasrogers753November 24, 2025
    Everything
  • JasonAugust 11, 2025
    An outdated view on addiction. Obviously the main character and the wife compounded the sons problem by never asking why he was hurting.

Watch Beautiful Boy Videos

  • Beautiful Boy
    Beautiful BoyTrailer
  • Beautiful Boy (Trailer 2)
    Beautiful Boy (Trailer 2)Trailer
  • Beautiful Boy: This Is Me (Teaser Trailer)
    Beautiful Boy: This Is Me (Teaser Trailer)Trailer
  • Beautiful Boy: Who Are You? (Teaser Trailer)
    Beautiful Boy: Who Are You? (Teaser Trailer)Trailer
  • Book To Film
    Book To FilmBehind the Scenes
  • Cinematic Journey
    Cinematic JourneyBehind the Scenes
  • The Anatomy Of A Crisis
    The Anatomy Of A CrisisBehind the Scenes
  • This Is Who I Am
    This Is Who I AmScene
  • I Want Them To Be Proud Of Me
    I Want Them To Be Proud Of MeScene
  • I'm Kind Of Into Other Things Now
    I'm Kind Of Into Other Things NowScene

 

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Beautiful Boy Trivia

Beautiful Boy was released on October 25, 2018.

Beautiful Boy was directed by Felix van Groeningen.

Beautiful Boy has a runtime of 1 hr 59 min.

Beautiful Boy was produced by Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner.

The key characters in Beautiful Boy are David Sheff (Steve Carell), Nic Sheff (Timothée Chalamet), Karen Barbour (Maura Tierney).

Beautiful Boy is rated R.

Beautiful Boy is a Drama, Biography film.

Beautiful Boy has an audience rating of 7.9 out of 10.

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