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Beautiful Boy 2018
A 2018 American biographical drama film, Beautiful Boy was directed by Felix van Groeningen and features a screenplay written by Luke Davies and Van Groeningen, adapted from the 2008 memoirs Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff. The movie stars Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, and Amy Ryan. It depicts the deteriorating father-son bond between David Sheff (Carell) and Nic Sheff (Chalamet) as Nic struggles with drug addiction.
Van Groeningen's English-language debut, Beautiful Boy premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018 and opened in U.S. theaters on October 12, 2018 through Amazon Studios. The film earned $31.7 million domestically against a production budget of $19.3 to 25 million. Critics responded positively, particularly highlighting Carell and Chalamet's acting. Chalamet received multiple award nominations including Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Critics' Choice Awards.
Cast
- Steve CarellDavid Sheff
- Timothée ChalametNicolas "Nic" Sheff
- Jack Dylan Grazer12-year-old Nic Sheff
- Zachary Rifkin8-year-old Nic Sheff
- Kue Lawrence4 and 6-year-old Nic Sheff
- Maura TierneyKaren Barbour-Sheff
- Christian ConveryJasper Sheff
- Oakley BullDaisy Sheff
- Kaitlyn DeverLauren
- LisaGay HamiltonRose
- Timothy HuttonDr. Brown
- Andre RoyoSpencer
- Amy RyanVicki Sheff
- Amy ForsythDiane
- Ricky LowDestiny
- Stefanie ScottJulia
Crew
- Director
- Felix van Groeningen
- Screenplay
- Luke Davies, Felix van Groeningen
- Producer
- Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt
- Cinematography
- Ruben Impens
- Editing
- Nico Leunen
Details
- Production
- Big Indie Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment
- Distributor
- Amazon Studios
- Budget
- $19.3–25 million
- Box office
- $31.7 million
