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By Max Weiss (198) for Baltimore Magazine (197) on 08 Nov 2018

I appreciate the realism and subtlety he was striving for here, but I think he went too far. Sometimes I just want a little more movie in my movie…

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By Leah Pickett (132) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 08 Nov 2018

Kidman delivers a delicate and nuanced performance as usual, while Edgerton's take on the manipulative head therapist is disturbingly accurate…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 08 Nov 2018

a well-meaning but perfectly conventional message movie…

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By Hannah Hoolihan (58) for Hannah Hoolihan (42) on 08 Nov 2018

Boy Erased is a distressing story told with compassion through its incredible leads and thoughtful direction from Joel Edgerton…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 08 Nov 2018

Hedges is an efficient, expressive actor, and has the knack for conveying complex information with a look or a gesture, as he does here, suggesting…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 08 Nov 2018

A sensitive and beautifully acted adaptation of Garrard Conley's memoir…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 08 Nov 2018

Boy Erased is strongest when it simply focuses on Jared as he copes with the trauma of coming out in a repressed society…

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By Doug Jamieson (77) for The Jam Report (74) on 07 Nov 2018

Shines a blinding light on a topic that desperately needs to be discussed…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Student Edge (256) on 07 Nov 2018

Won't somebody think of the children? gets thrown around a lot, and usually for the wrong reasons. Here, Edgerton does, for the right ones…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 07 Nov 2018

Working in writer-director mode, Australian actor Joel Edgerton coolly tackles this complex, hot-button topic with impressive levels of tact,…

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By Nick Rogers (786) for Midwest Film Journal (148) on 07 Nov 2018

A tad too safe and sanitary…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 07 Nov 2018

Boy Erased' is a horror film. Instead of people being murdered or mutilated, the soul and psyche are assaulted…

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By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 07 Nov 2018

A crucially important coming-of-age drama that will hopefully serve as a cautionary tale for those who believe that pseudoscientific treatment…

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By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 07 Nov 2018

Both Crowe and Kidman have the acting chops to gain our empathy, even though we may not agree with their actions…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 07 Nov 2018

It’s Hedges who owns the film, who lets us see Jared’s pain and confusion on his tightly clenched face — and who, in a gentle epilogue,…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Nov 2018

On the side of truth, social justice, and human dignity...despite all that, Boy Erased never quite coalesces into the deeply moving and insightful…

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By Christopher Lloyd (287) for The Film Yap (559) on 07 Nov 2018

Though it suffers from a case of Very Important Movie-itis, Boy Erased is still an effective, well-acted drama about the controversial practice…

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By Randy Cordova (352) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 07 Nov 2018

More than simply a look at the conversion therapy, the film examines the bonds between parents and children…

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By Vicky Roach (269) for Daily Telegraph (Australia) (376) on 06 Nov 2018

By treating all of his characters with respect - and even, dare I say it, compassion - the writer-actor-director offers up a thoughtful study…

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By Jeffrey Bloomer (47) for Slate (2,081) on 06 Nov 2018

Still, to me, Boy Erased feels mostly honorable and fit for its mantle…

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