Boy Erased (2018)
Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Tim Ware, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Joel Edgerton, Cherry Jones, Jason Davis, Jesse Malinowski, Xavier Dolan, Lucas Hedges, Flea, Victor McCay, William Ngo, Randall P. Havens, Troye Sivan, Britton Sear, Kevin Linehan, Matt Burke, Lindsey Moser, David Joseph Craig, Joe Alwyn, Théodore Pellerin, Drew Scheid, Jesse LaTourette, Emily Hinkler, David Ditmore, Madelyn Cline, Josh Scherer, Paige Henry, Malerie Grady, Will Kindrachuk, Joy Jacobson
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Reviews
95
Boy Erased is a poignant family drama that explores the importance of unconditional love and acceptance of oneself and each other. Edgerton solidifies his triple-threat status, artfully and intelligently crafting a film that resonates with viewers and facilitates much-needed conversation during these trying times.
90
It deserves praise not as a polemic but as a richly humanistic, emotionally searing drama that sticks in the memory.
80
The Oscar-nominated Hedges is, as one would expect, superb in the title role, but performances across the board are excellent.
75
While Edgerton’s fractured approach has a frustrating way of compartmentalizing his characters into their own subplots, making it hard for the movie to convey the full sweep of its emotional journey, Boy Erased regards everyone with such raw empathy that even its most difficult moments are fraught with the possibility of forgiveness.
75
Joel Edgerton’s earnest, solidly made film will be most effective on, and maybe necessary for, those immediately suffering under the crush of anti-gay bigotry, and those perpetrating it.
