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Boy (2010) | Ranked Top 24% · CriticCrunch

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Boy

Movie2010·88 min

Boy

Directed by Taika Waititi

A drama comedy film directed by Taika Waititi.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 24%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

494 ratings

About Boy

Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: coming of age, grief and loss, family dysfunction, late 20th century, international, small town, parent child, siblings, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Taika Waititi
Language: English

Cast

James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi

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How Boy Ranks

All movies

Top 24%

2010s movies

Top 20%

Drama movies

Top 24%

2010s Drama movies

Top 18%

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the vibe

Boy Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnypersonalheartfelt

playful

cozy

What it's about

fish out of waternonlinear flashbackcoming of agegrief & lossfamily dysfunctionoutsider misfiteverymanparent childsiblingsinternationalsmall townlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful