New York Times writer David Sheff discovers his teenage son Nicholas is missing, and two days later, he reappears in their home. Seeing obvious signs of drug use, David takes Nic to a rehab clinic. Progress is made, and Nic requests to be transferred to a halfway house, where there is less security, and free time is given outside of a facility, to which David and Nic’s doctors agree. Days later, however, Nic does not return home, and David finds him in the streets.
Back at the rehab facility, Nic reveals that he has been consuming not only marijuana and alcohol, but other drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and, most recently, crystal meth. Time goes by and Nic has made a full recovery, and seeing his improvements, David sends him to school to become a writer. Nic’s newfound freedom and sobriety start off great as he becomes a good student and starts a relationship with his classmate.
However, at his girlfriend’s parents’ house, he finds a bottle of pills and slowly relapses, and eventually he purchases heroin using money David sent him. Later, David finds Nic’s diary, in which Nic colorfully describes his growing addiction. On one of the last filled pages, he mentions that it is difficult to obtain meth in college, but that he managed to score some heroin. Nic is then shown researching techniques for safe injection online.
Returning home, David senses that Nic is using again, and Nic leaves of his own accord, feeling claustrophobic from his dad’s behaviour. David and Nic finally meet up, and Nic asks his dad for money, so he can go to New York. Knowing the money will almost certainly go towards drugs, David declines, and Nic angrily leaves. David later gets a call from a New York hospital saying Nic has overdosed. David flies there to retrieve him, and after talking to his ex-wife and Nic’s mother Vicki, he decides Nic should be sent to live with his mom in Los Angeles.
Beautiful Boy is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen, in his English-language feature debut. The screenplay, written by Luke Davies and Van Groeningen, is based on the memoirs Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff. It stars Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, and Amy Ryan, and deals with the strained relationship between a father and his drug-addicted teenage son.
Beautiful Boy had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12, 2018, by Amazon Studios. The film has grossed $10 million on a $25 million budget and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Carell and Chalamet.
For his work, Chalamet earned nominations at the Golden Globes, Screen Actor Guild, and BAFTA Awards. Beautiful Boy is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen, in his English-language feature debut. The screenplay, written by Luke Davies and Van Groeningen, is based on the memoirs Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff. It stars Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, and Amy Ryan, and deals with the strained relationship between a father and his drug-addicted teenage son.
Beautiful Boy had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12, 2018, by Amazon Studios. The film has grossed $10 million on a $25 million budget and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Carell and Chalamet.[4] For his work, Chalamet earned nominations at the Golden Globes, Screen Actor Guild, and BAFTA Awards.
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Directed by: Felix Van Groeningen
Starring: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Christian Convery, Oakley Bull, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Ryan, Stefanie Scott, Julian Works, Kue Lawrence, Marypat Farrell, Amy Forsyth
Screenplay by: Luke Davies, Felix Van Groeningen
Production Design by: Ethan Tobman
Cinematography by: Ruben Impens
Film Editing by: Nico Leunen
Costume Design by: Emma Potter
Set Decoration by: Jennifer Lukehart
Art Direction by: Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
MPAA Rating: R for drug content throughout, language, and brief sexual material.
Distributed by: Amazon Studios
Release Date: October 12, 2018
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