Boy Erased
2018 · Movie · 1h 55m · R
Drama
"The truth cannot be converted."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
69/100
Key crew
- Joel EdgertonDirector
- Joel EdgertonScreenplay
- Danny BensiOriginal Music Composer
- Saunder JurriaansOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lucas HedgesJared Eamons
- Nicole KidmanNancy Eamons
- Russell CroweMarshall Eamons
- Joel EdgertonVictor Sykes
- Troye SivanGary
- Madelyn ClineChloe
- FleaBrandon
- Xavier DolanJon
- Britton SearCameron Van Heusen
- Cherry JonesDr. Muldoon
- David Joseph CraigMichael
- Joe AlwynHenry Wallace
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Themes
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