**Phenomenal** When you think back to _Slackers_ you remember how easy that movie flowed. How comfortably it drifted. Just go with it. Let it happen, live in the moment. Then there's the _Before trilogy_ which again seemed effortless and free-flowing yet constructed with so much care that you knew this filmmaker was not only unusual, but acutely human. That he cherished experience and learning and submitted to the eternal present, surrendering to and tinkering with fate, while tending to the perpetually immediate situation with enormous sensitivity and regard. But nothing could prepare …
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Boyhood
Overview
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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Release date
05/06/2014
Votes
5,571
Popularity
6.8
Ellar Coltrane
Mason
Patricia Arquette
Mom
Ethan Hawke
Dad
Lorelei Linklater
Samantha
Libby Villari
Grandma
Marco Perella
Professor Bill Welbrock
Brad Hawkins
Jim
Jamie Howard
Mindy
Andrew Villarreal
Randy
Jenni Tooley
Annie
Zoe Graham
Sheena
Charlie Sexton
Jimmy
Elijah Smith
Tommy
Steven Chester Prince
Ted
Bonnie Cross
Teacher
Sydney Orta
Elementary School Girl
Shane Graham
Neighborhood Friend #1
Tess Allen
Neighborhood Friend #2
Ryan Power
Paul
Sharee Fowler
Book Trivia Judge
Mark Finn
Book Release Emcee
Byron Jenkins
Barber
Holly Moore
Mason's 4th Grade Teacher
David Blackwell
Liquor Store Clerk
Barbara Chisholm
Carol
Matthew Martinez-Arndt
Lee
Cassidy Johnson
Abby
Cambell Westmoreland
Kenny
Jennifer Griffin
Mrs. Darby
Garry Peters
No Obama Man
Merrilee McCommas
Obama Mama
Tamara Jolaine
Tammy
Jordan Howard
Tony
Andrew Bunten
Bully 1
Tyler Strother
Bully 2
Evie Thompson
Jill
Savannah Welch
College Girl Singer
Mika Odom
Gabi
Sinjin Venegas
Chase
Nick Krause
Charlie
Derek Chase Hickey
Charlie's Friend
Angela Rawna
Professor Douglas
Megan Devine
Make Out Girl
Landon Collier
Cooper
Roland Ruiz
Ernesto
Richard Andrew Jones
Grandpa Cliff
Karen Jones
Nana
Gordon Friday
Pastor
Tom McTigue
Mr. Turlington
Sam Dillon
Nick
Martel Summers
Beer Pong Guy
David Clark
High School Band Singer
Jessie Tilton
April
Richard Robichaux
Mason's Boss
Will Harris
Sam's College Boyfriend
Indica Shaw
Hooper
Bruce Salmon
Guitar Player
Wayne Sutton
Beat Box
Joe Sundell
Band Member 1
Sean Tracey
Band Member 2
Ben Hodges
Band Member 3
Daniel Zeh
Band Member 4
Chris Doubek
Guy in Diner
Andrea Chen
Sam's Roommate
Mona Lee Fultz
High School Teacher
Bill Wise
Uncle Steve
Alina Linklater
Twin Cousin 1
Charlotte Linklater
Twin Cousin 2
Genevieve Kinney
Woman at Party
Elijah Ford
Jimmy's Bandmate 1
Kyle Crusham
Jimmy's Bandmate 2
Conrad Choucroun
Jimmy's Bandmate 3
Maximillian McNamara
Dalton
Taylor Weaver
Barb
Jessi Mechler
Nicole
Deanna Brochin
College Student (uncredited)
Stephen Latham
Late Night Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Heather Materne
Parent (uncredited)
Johnny Walter
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Natalie Makenna
College Student (uncredited)
Ken Edwards
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Original Soundtrack
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Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' is a brilliant film about life and the struggle to find meaning. It follows a family through a twelve year period as they endure situations and tackle obstacles together. The main technical aspect of the film is a very controversial and memorable one as Linklater hired his main actors and continued to follow them for twelve years thus adding to the realism of the feature adding much poignancy to the themes. The overall direction can be considered very naturalistic and simple but there are wonderful shots of natural environments such as the beautiful river that Mas…
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Boyhood organically condenses twelve years of upbringing into an undramatic three hour behemoth. The journey of adolescence is one personality-altering experience that each of us inevitably undertakes. An existential life step that physically and personably transforms our very bodies, from innocent child to independent adult. Parents forced to release their protective talons and enable their children to venture out into the harsh world, justifiably falling down the pitfalls of life and picking themselves back up again. But what’s the point of it all? We grow up. We attend school. We work. We l…
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