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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, Metacritic 62/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 74% of the 6,627 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic62/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
2,952 audience votes
Key crew
- Felix van GroeningenDirector
- Luke DaviesScreenplay
- Felix van GroeningenScreenplay
Cast
- Steve CarellDavid Sheff
- Timothée ChalametNic Sheff
- Maura TierneyKaren Barbour
- Amy RyanVicki Sheff
- Christian ConveryJasper Sheff
- Oakley BullDaisy Sheff
- Kaitlyn DeverLauren
- Stefanie ScottJulia
- Julian WorksGack
- Jack Dylan Grazer12-Year-Old Nic Sheff
- Zachary Rifkin8-Year-Old Nic Sheff
- Kue Lawrence5-Year-Old Nic Sheff
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Themes
based on novel or booksan francisco, californiadrug addictionbiographybased on true storydrug rehabilitationbased on memoir or autobiographyfather son relationshippsychological dramaaimless youth