Boy

Boy

Directed by Welby Ings

200415 min5.8 / 10

A dark, tension-filled drama about a vulnerable young sex worker hunted by a community determined to silence his testimony about a fatal accident.

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When the news of the girls death spreads through the community, the driver and his family decide that the boy must be silenced. The set out to scare him into silence. The pressure becomes more and more violent, but despite this, the boy battles to expose the truth.

Questions people ask

  • Is Boy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Boy sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Boy violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is Boy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Boy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Boy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Boy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Boy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Boy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Boy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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