Is Worried About the Boy violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 Worried About the Boy sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Does Worried About the Boy 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 Worried About the Boy easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting 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.

Is Worried About the Boy scary?

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.

Worried About the Boy

Name: Worried About the Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2010
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Douglas Booth, Mathew Horne, Francis Magee, Richard Madden, Freddie Fox

Man to Boy, Boy to Icon

Directed by Julian Jarrold

201090 min6.3 / 10

A biographical drama tracing George O'Dowd's transformation from outsider to pop icon, centered on his search for belonging and love amid the vibrant 1980s music scene.

In 1980 young George O'Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter, who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn. They make a splash at Steve Strange's trendy Blitz Club where George gets a job in the cloakroom but George is unlucky in his relationships with men until he meets wannabe musician Kirk. Through Kirk George meets the handsome drummer Jon Moss, on whom he develops a crush, but sacked by the Blitz and spurned by Kirk, George turns to Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren to further his music career. George's spell with McLaren's group Bow Wow Wow is short but fan Mikey North is impressed and asks George to sing in a group he is forming, where George again meets Jon. They will have an affair and the group will become the very successful Culture Club. Four years later, however, hounded by the tabloid press amid stories of his drug addiction, an unhappy George turns to Jon for advice on his future.

Clusters

Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Bittersweet Second Chances Artists Fooling Themselves LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Pop Star Biography Lgbt 1980s

Questions people ask

Is Worried About the Boy violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Worried About the Boy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Worried About the Boy end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Worried About the Boy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Worried About the Boy scary? 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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