Beautiful Boy
A true story of addiction, survival and family.
Dramabased on novel or booksan francisco, californiadrug addictionbiographybased on true storydrug rehabilitationbased on memoir or autobiographyfather son relationshippsychological drama
A deeply intimate portrait of a father's anguish and helplessness as he watches his son spiral into methamphetamine addiction, grounded in genuine love but shadowed by loss and despair.
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Essence
Ensemble
Steve Carell
David Sheff
Timothée Chalamet
Nic Sheff
Maura Tierney
Karen Barbour
Amy Ryan
Vicki Sheff
Christian Convery
Jasper Sheff
Oakley Bull
Daisy Sheff
Kaitlyn Dever
Lauren
Stefanie Scott
Julia
Julian Works
Gack
Jack Dylan Grazer
12-Year-Old Nic Sheff
Zachary Rifkin
8-Year-Old Nic Sheff
Kue Lawrence
5-Year-Old Nic Sheff
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