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Beautiful Boy

A true story of addiction, survival and family.

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.

20182h 1mRDrama

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About Beautiful Boy

Directors
Felix van Groeningen
Cast
Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan, Christian Convery, Oakley Bull
Genres
Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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