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.

Is The New Boy scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 New Boy end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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 New Boy easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 New Boy violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The New Boy

Name: The New Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Aswan Reid, Kenneth Radley

A mysterious new arrival disturbs a delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.

Directed by Warwick Thornton

Produced by Dirty Films, Scarlett Pictures

2023116 min6.1 / 10

A spiritually charged drama about faith, cultural collision, and the mysterious power of Indigenous spirituality confronting institutional Christianity in a remote, morally fraught setting.

In a remote monastery in 1940s Australia, a mission for Aboriginal children is run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen. A new charge is delivered in the dead of night – a boy who appears to have special powers. When the monastery takes possession of a precious relic, a large carving of Christ on the cross, the new boy encounters Jesus for the first time and is transfixed. However, the boy’s Indigenous spiritual life does not gel with the mission’s Christianity and his mysterious power becomes a threat. Sister Eileen is faced with a choice between the traditions of her faith and the truth embodied in the boy, in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Religious Horror Movies Faith and Doubt Stories

Genres

Drama

Questions people ask

Is The New Boy sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The New Boy scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does The New Boy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The New Boy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The New Boy violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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