The Boys Are Back (2009)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 104 minuten
Country:
Australia / United Kingdom
Directed by: Scott Hicks
Stars: Clive Owen, Laura Fraser and Emma Booth
IMDb score:
6,8 (10.640)
Releasedate: 25 September 2009
The Boys Are Back plot
"Inspired by a true story."
When Joe (Clive Owen) loses his wife, he is left alone with his six-year-old son Artie. He decides to set aside all the rules and goes to bed late, messy rooms and junk food are the order of the day. But when Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, arrives, things spiral out of control.
Actors and actresses
Joe Warr
Katy Warr
Laura
Harry Warr
Mia
Flick
Barbara
Artie
Tom
Tim Walker
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 13237 messages
- 11127 votes
Nice film about a man who has to take care of his two sons alone after his wife has died. A film about grieving and parenting that, despite these two subjects, manages to avoid sentiment. The first part is quite difficult, but when the eldest son makes his appearance, the story takes shape a little more.
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Movsin
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- 8286 messages
- 8442 votes
It took a long time for the film to come out. The fact is not really new and the character drawing is not very precise either. The phenomenon of super-alert kids who, without faltering, traps adults while reasoning is also part of it. Had expected better overall.
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IH88
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- 9761 messages
- 3190 votes
“I run a pretty loose ship. Basically I've found that the more rules there are, the more crimes are created. So, fewer rules. Fewer, but bigger rules. No interrupting adults...”
Great film with a good balance between sentiment and genuine emotion. A bit cliché and predictable, but if the execution is this good I have no problem with that. The Australian setting helps too, and the acting by all the actors is excellent. There is enough drama in the film, but The Boys Are Back is mainly a positive story about a family of men who have to find a new balance after the death of their wife/mother.
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