Boyhood

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Boyhood: Trailer 1

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Boyhood: Official Clip - I Will Not Be That Guy

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Boyhood: Official Clip - I Just Thought There Would Be More

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Boyhood: Official Clip - Daddy's Lullaby

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Boyhood: Official Clip - You Are Responsible For You

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Boyhood: Official Clip - The Moment Seizes Us

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Boyhood: Official Clip - She Hit Me First!

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Boyhood: Official Clip - You're Kinda Weird

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Boyhood: Official Clip - The Sex Talk

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Boyhood: Official Clip - You Think That's Funny?

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Boyhood: Official Clip - Birthdays, Bibles and Guns

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Cast & Crew

Ellar Coltrane
Mason

Patricia Arquette
Olivia

Ethan Hawke
Mason Sr.

Lorelei Linklater
Samantha

Tamara Jolaine
Tammy

Nick Krause
Charlie

Jordan Howard
Tony

Evie Thompson
Jill

Richard Linklater
Director

Richard Linklater
Screenwriter

Richard Linklater
Producer

Cathleen Sutherland
Producer

Jonathan Sehring
Executive Producer

John Sloss
Executive Producer

Lee Daniel
Cinematography

Shane F. Kelly
Cinematography

Rodney Becker
Production Design

Sandra Adair
Film Editing

Kari Perkins
Costume Design

Beth Sepko
Casting

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Audience Reviews for Boyhood

• Feb 22, 2017

  Many thought this movie was boring. I don't watch movies just to be entertained. I don't need car chase scenes or guns or superheroes. I also watch movies to learn something, or to get insight into another life or another culture, so I enjoyed this movie. What held my interest was the dysfunctional family, and seeing how the mother handled abuse. I did not see warning signs of these evil men when the mother was dating them, so she didn't seem to be one of those idiot-women who let themselves be shoved around by some ogre-of-a-man. I experienced an emotionally abusive husband (he was never physically abusive), so I'm so very curious to see how other women handle this. I had wonderful parents, so it was hard for me to understand what the kids were going through. I tried to put myself in the kids' shoes, and wondered how I would handle such a bully of a father. I'd like to think I'd say, "Go away, you slob!" and report him, but easier said than done. A good film won't depict a character as all good or all bad, so as a kid, you're confused when they are kind. Abusers apologize a lot and give flowers. At first, I wondered if the the father was just disciplining the kids, making them do their homework and chores. You do have to get on kids. Then it went too far. I was glad when the mother took her kids out of the abusive home. I wanted to shake the daughter who whined because she now didn't have her own room and had to go to a different school. Teens can be so very self-absorbed. It made me wonder if I was this selfish when I was a teen. Ethan Hawk's character was interesting. He seemed hyper, always "on" with his inner pistons going full throttle. While he was a screw-up when he was young, he had a kind heart and matured throughout the movie. His latest wife calmed him. It was interesting to me to see the aging process all in one movie. I was surprised the boy was solid and light-haired as a young boy, then extremely skinny and black-haired as an older teen. He went from 'average kid' to 'super cool dude.' All in all, this movie did what it sought out to accomplish - showing an ordinary life of a boy.
  Amy A Super Reviewer
• Mar 29, 2016

  This movie was always predicted to be a masterpiece. With a filming schedule that expanded over 12 years, how could this movie not be the most interesting thing ever. Well, the movie is good, but is it the best movie of 2014? No. Not at all. Many things in this movie are great for example the performances by Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette are flawless. Ellar Coltrane who plays the young Mason takes his time to find the right perspective of the character, but that was only to be expected as he, literally, grew during production of the film. The movie, however, have some really sloppy moments. At many points, the script doesn't seem like it was thought through and you get the feeling that Richard Linklater just wrote the script without knowing what direction he wanted to go. His directing, however, is almost flawless, as he really gets the emotion in this young boy and his parents and captures the perfect escence of what makes this family what it is.
  

  Lasse G Super Reviewer
• Dec 05, 2015

  A charming drama that amuses and captivates the audience and takes them on a journey of growing up, love and heartbreak. Fantastic cast and beautifully done!
  Film C Super Reviewer
• Oct 25, 2015

  Excellent. This was a fantastic film, and honestly I would have been happy if this had won Best Picture. It definitely would have deserved it. Boyhood is a far superior film to Birdman.
  Stephen S Super Reviewer

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