Does The Boy in Blue end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful 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.

Is The Boy in Blue scary?

Not especially. Less frightening 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.

Is The Boy in Blue violent?

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.

Is The Boy in Blue easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% 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.

Is The Boy in Blue sad?

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.

The Boy in Blue

Name: The Boy in Blue
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer, David Naughton, Sean Sullivan

Every era has its own kind of hero.

Directed by Charles Jarrott

Produced by 20th Century Fox, CBC

1986100 min5.1 / 10

A biographical sports drama about a young Canadian rowing champion's rise from exploitation to success, tracing his journey through dishonest managers toward integrity and achievement.

Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.

Clusters

Underdog Comeback Stories Working-Class Occupations Sports and Competitions

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Sports Row Crew

Questions people ask

Does The Boy in Blue end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Boy in Blue scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Boy in Blue violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Boy in Blue easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is The Boy in Blue 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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