Boy Erased

Name: Boy Erased
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-09-24
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Troye Sivan

2018·Movie·R·115 min·★ 7.0(1,494)

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“The truth cannot be converted.”

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.

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About Boy Erased

Boy Erased is a 2018 English-language drama film directed by Joel Edgerton. The cast is led by Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe. It has a runtime of 1h 55m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 1500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.

Boy Erased was produced by Anonymous Content, Blue-Tongue Films, and Perfect World Pictures and made in Australia and China. It was released on September 24, 2018, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $15 million, it went on to gross $8 million worldwide.

Director: Joel Edgerton
Writers: Joel Edgerton
Release date: September 24, 2018
OTT release: January 15, 2019
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Australia, China
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $8 million
Production: Anonymous Content, Blue-Tongue Films, Perfect World Pictures

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Boy Erased cast & crew

Boy Erased was directed by Joel Edgerton and written by Joel Edgerton.

The cast features Lucas Hedges as Jared Eamons, Nicole Kidman as Nancy Eamons, Russell Crowe as Marshall Eamons, Joel Edgerton as Victor Sykes, Troye Sivan as Gary, and Madelyn Cline as Chloe.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Danny Bensi, cinematography is by Eduard Grau, and it was produced by Nash Edgerton and Steve Golin.

Is Boy Erased worth watching?

Boy Erased holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 1,494 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 55m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Boy Erased is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Boy Erased

In United States, you can stream Boy Erased on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on January 15, 2019.

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