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Quick Info

Rating

7.6/10

Release2018

Runtime1h 59m

StatusReleased

Budget$25,000,000

Revenue$7,700,000

Production

Plan B Entertainment

Movie

Beautiful Boy

2018

1h 59m

7.6

Drama

Synopsis

After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.

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