Is Old Boys easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% 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 violent than 86% 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 84% 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 Old Boys end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 sad than 59% 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.

Old Boys

Name: Old Boys
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2018
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Alex Lawther, Jonah Hauer-King, Pauline Étienne, Denis Ménochet, Joshua McGuire

Directed by Toby MacDonald

Produced by WestEnd Films, Film4 Productions

201896 min6.6 / 10

A lighthearted, affectionate school comedy reworking Cyrano de Bergerac through a love triangle between an awkward wordsmith, a dim but charming jock, and a spirited girl.

In the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.

Clusters

Feel-Good Second-Chance Romance School Life Small-Town Underdogs Romantic Love Stories

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Love Triangle Nerd Boys' School

Questions people ask

Is Old Boys easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is Old Boys violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Old Boys scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Old Boys end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Old Boys sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

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