Boyhood

3.24
    Boyhood
    2014

    Synopsis

    The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

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    Cast

    • Ellar ColtraneMason Evans Jr.
    • Patricia ArquetteOlivia
    • Ethan HawkeMason Evans Sr.
    • Lorelei LinklaterSamantha Evans
    • Libby VillariCatherine
    • Marco PerellaBill Welbrock
    • Brad HawkinsJim
    • Jamie HowardMindy Welbrock
    • Andrew VillarrealRandy Welbrock
    • Jenni TooleyAnnie

    Recommendations

    • 100

      IndieWire

      Epic in scope yet unassuming throughout, Linklater's incredibly involving chronicle marks an unprecedented achievement in fictional storytelling.
    • 100

      The Guardian

      What an astonishing achievement; what a beautiful movie.
    • 100

      The Hollywood Reporter

      It's the selective but cumulative use of seemingly arbitrary but significant experiences that gives Boyhood its distinctive character and impressive weight.
    • 100

      The Telegraph

      It’s an astonishing achievement. Linklater and his cast, who helped refine the director’s script, perfectly execute how long it takes us to become the lead characters in our own lives, and how fumblingly the role is first assumed.
    • 100

      Time Out

      Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
    • 100

      Empire

      Linklater’s beautiful film is an extraordinary achievement — tender, funny, wise and wistful, full of warmth and humanity.
    • 95

      Film.com

      Like the best of fiction, it conveys greater truth about coming to terms with the world at large, and regardless of whether each individual scene is ultimately justified in its inclusion, the cumulative impact of seeing something resembling a life unfold over a mere two hours and forty minutes is overwhelming.
    • 90

      Variety

      With Boyhood, Linklater has created an uncanny time capsule, inviting auds to relive their own upbringing through a series of artificial memories pressed like flowers between the pages of a family photo album.

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