Is The Boys of St. Vincent 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.

Is The Boys of St. Vincent sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 of St. Vincent scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 The Boys of St. Vincent end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 of St. Vincent violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 of St. Vincent

Name: The Boys of St. Vincent
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1994
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina, Brian Dooley, Philip Dinn, Brian Dodd

For more than fifteen years their story was shrouded in secrecy. Unveiled... it shocked the world.

Directed by John N. Smith

Produced by CBC, Téléfilm Canada

199493 min7.1 / 10

A harrowing true-crime drama about institutional child sexual abuse that unfolds with documentary precision and devastating emotional weight.

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Consequences Of Wrongdoing Movies About Institutional Injustice Family Struggles Growing Up Priests and Religious Leaders

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Child Abuse Orphanage 1970s Based On True Story Newfoundland And Labrador Catholic Priest Child Sexual Abuse Suspenseful Child Rape

Questions people ask

Is The Boys of St. Vincent easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Is The Boys of St. Vincent sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Boys of St. Vincent scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Boys of St. Vincent end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Boys of St. Vincent violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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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