On the shelf
Beautiful Boy
2018Age guide: 16+
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.
★ 7.6/10 · 2,981 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Steve CarellDavid Sheff
Timothée ChalametNic Sheff
Maura TierneyKaren Barbour
Amy RyanVicki Sheff
Christian ConveryJasper Sheff
Oakley BullDaisy Sheff
Kaitlyn DeverLauren
Stefanie ScottJulia
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
cityguide: Inspired by a father and son’s dual memoirs (Beatiful Boy and Tweak, respectively), Felix Van Groeningen’s heartfelt adaptation portrays the relationship between David… Read full review
Stephen Campbell: Earnest and heartfelt, but narratively awkward, and emotionally unengaging > They say suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. The problem… Read full review