Is Boy easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Boy end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Boy

Name: Boy
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2010
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee Martin

Welcome to my interesting world.

Directed by Taika Waititi

Produced by New Zealand Film Commission, Unison Films

201088 min7.3 / 10

A tender, playful coming-of-age story about an imaginative boy navigating grief and his complicated relationship with his absent father, set against the vibrant backdrop of 1980s rural New Zealand.

Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

Clusters

Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Bittersweet Second Chances Family Reunions and Second Chances Cozy Fantasy Stories Rural Countryside Setting

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Farm New Zealand Maori Goat Coming Of Age Grief Dead Mother Duringcreditsstinger 1980s Kids On Their Own Father Son Relationship

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Boy easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Boy scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Boy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Boy end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Boy violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.