Boyhood

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Directed by

Richard Linklater

Starring (View all)

Ellar Coltrane
Mason

Patricia Arquette
Olivia

Elijah Smith
Tommy

Lorelei Linklater
Samantha

Steven Chester Prince
Ted

Bonnie Cross
Teacher

Sydney Orta
Elementary School Girl

Libby Villari
Grandma

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Richard Linklater
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A great movie

9 years, 8 months ago at Aug 24 18:52

johanlefourbe

4 votes

Once again, we have seen a great film with the filmclub. In fact, we pretty much all agreed that it was one of the best movies we have seen together so far. I actually already heard about this movie 6 or 8 before it was released and, of course, I was really intrigued by this concept but, to be honest, I didn’t expect it to be so amazing. I mean, sure, it is a very nice gimmick (shooting a movie ... read more

Boyhood Review

9 years, 4 months ago at Dec 10 2:53

The Movie Geek

3 votes

As of recently I have been noticing a change in my movie watching. It's becoming harder and harder to impress me or have me engaged with something enough. I have a hard time turning off my critical brain, often correctly predicting plot points and character moments well in advance. I've watched too many movies, seen behind the curtains and know too much for it to be wholly magical anymore. I don't... read more

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9 years, 8 months ago at Aug 20 3:01

BAMF

1 vote

The concept of this is extremely interesting. Most of the time a film about someone growing up usually has several actors playing the part or sometimes even throws in some CGI. It is a very original and creative story. It's fun to watch as the years go by and we see our actors literally age on-screen with no effects. Not only do our characters age, but you can tell visually the cinematography impr... read more

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Description: Richard Linklater's Boyhood is a coming-of-age drama that the director spent twelve years making. He cast a young boy, Ellar Coltrane, and shot the film a few days at a time for over a decade so that he could capture how his leading actor, and the rest of his cast, aged. The film's story simply follows a boy named Mason (Coltrane) as he progresses from age 6 to 18 and deals with the typical travails of childhood like his parents' divorce, bad stepparents, falling in love, finding his artistic voice, and fighting with his bratty older sister. Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette co-star as Mason's parents. Synopsis by Perry Sei ... (more)

Release date: 15 August 2014

Tags: Drama (17), 2014 (15), 2010s (10), Childhood (5), Usa (4), Coming Of Age (4), Family (3), Football (2), Teen (2), Bowling (2), Baseball (2), Relationships (2), Road Trip (2), Divorce (2), Alcoholism (2), Epic (1), Christian (1), Philosophy (1), Photography (1), Computer (1)

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Kyle Ellis posted a review 2 years ago

Very intriguing

“'Boyhood' has a very unique and intriguing concept, in fact there has not been a concept like it (with taking 12 years to make and being encompassed over 12 years as well). But that is not the only selling point of the film, despite what the detractors have unfairly said.

Granted, 'Boyhood' is not for all tastes, although it was almost unanimously praised by critics the IMDb reviews are much more divisive. This reviewer totally understands why people dislike, even flat out hate it, and shares some of their criticisms, and generally hates the incredibly condescending way they have been expressed, nobody who legitimately liked 'Boyhood' for perfectly valid reasons wants to feel that it is a criminal offence to like it, let alone love it.

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