Boy Erased (2018)
Directed by Joel Edgerton · 115 min · Drama
54.1 TOPICAL score · #1,643 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Boy Erased (2018, directed by Joel Edgerton) has a TOPICAL score of 54.1 - ranked 1,643 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (1,526 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
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- Critics80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (1,526 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read22,010 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman (actor #77), Russell Crowe (actor #18), Joel Edgerton (actor #694)