Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy

A true story of addiction, survival and family.

Directed by Felix van Groeningen

Produced by Plan B Entertainment

2018121 min7.6 / 10

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Beautiful Boy sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Beautiful Boy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Beautiful Boy violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Beautiful Boy end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Beautiful Boy easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

72/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Beautiful Boy, and what each one shares →

Like Beautiful Boy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Beautiful Boy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Beautiful Boy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Beautiful Boy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Beautiful Boy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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