Does The Boys end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 100% 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.

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% 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 Boys easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% 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.

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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.

Yes. More sad 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.

The Boys

Name: The Boys
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: David Wenham, Toni Collette, Lynette Curran, John Polson, Anthony Hayes

Little we know or imagine can prepare us for the fierce and punishing impact of The Boys.

Directed by Rowan Woods

Produced by New South Wales Film & Television Office, Arena Films

199886 min6.6 / 10

A claustrophobic, dread-soaked portrait of a psychopath's return to his family, where intimate proximity to violence and inevitable tragedy unfolds across a single, punishing day.

Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. As he returns to his family house and we watch him and his brothers, Stevie and Glenn, for the next 24 hours, it becomes clear this day will not end well.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Psychological Thriller Movies Serial Killers And Assassins Asian City Movies Prison Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Sydney, Australia Australia Prisoner Brother Psychopath Parole Board

Questions people ask

Does The Boys end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.
Is The Boys scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Boys easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Is The Boys violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Boys sad? Yes. More sad than 88% 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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