Beautiful Boy (2010) on Netflix
Bill and Kate Carroll's marriage is distant, and their only son, Sam, is away at college. Police arrive with news that Sam was the gunman in a shooting at his school.
- Netflix3.2/5
- IMDb6.6/107,395 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes70%
Trailer
Plot summary
Bill Carroll works as a businessman, Kate Carroll makes a living proofreading books, and their marriage is largely held together by their only son, Sam, who is eighteen and struggling to adjust to college. They know he does not sound happy. Then news arrives of a shooting spree at Sam's school, and police come to the house to confirm that Sam is dead and was the gunman. Kate will not accept the accusation; she cleans Sam's bedroom after officers search it. Reporters and onlookers gather outside, so Bill and Kate leave to stay with Kate's brother Eric and his wife Trish.
Cast
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- Logan Southas Young Sammy
- Gregory Alpertas Baby Shower Carl / Web Reporter Voice (as Gregory H. Alpert)
- Cody Wai-Ho Leeas Dylan
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Beautiful Boy (2010)
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- Director Shawn Ku added the school-shooting plotline because a story centered on the shooter's own parents had never been shown on screen before.
- Ku said parents in real school-shooting tragedies often vanish from public view entirely, which made it hard to even find anyone to base research on.
- The film won the international critics' prize in the Discovery program at the Toronto International Film Festival.
