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Beautiful Boy
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
2018 · Directed by Felix van Groeningen · 121 min · Drama · 60 frames
Tagline
A true story of addiction, survival and family.
Crew
- Screenplay: Luke Davies, Felix van Groeningen
- Cinematography: Ruben Impens
- Edited by: Nico Leunen
- Production design: Ethan Tobman
- Produced by: Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner
Cast
- Steve Carell as David Sheff
- Timothée Chalamet as Nic Sheff
- Maura Tierney as Karen Barbour
- Amy Ryan as Vicki Sheff
- Christian Convery as Jasper Sheff
- Oakley Bull as Daisy Sheff
- Kaitlyn Dever as Lauren
- Stefanie Scott as Julia
- Julian Works as Gack
- Jack Dylan Grazer as 12-Year-Old Nic Sheff
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Plan B Entertainment
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $31,749,905
- Themes: based on novel or book, san francisco, california, drug addiction, biography, based on true story, drug rehabilitation, based on memoir or autobiography, father son relationship, psychological drama, aimless youth
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