Film
The Boys Are Back
2009 · 1h 44m · Drama
Inspired by a true story.
- IMDb
- 6.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 73%
- Metacritic
- 57
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Overview
When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.
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Cast
Clive Owen
Joe Warr
Laura Fraser
Katy Warr
Emma Booth
Laura
George MacKay
Harry Warr
Emma Lung
Mia
Natasha Little
Flick
Julia Blake
Barbara
Nicholas McAnulty
Artie
Chris Haywood
Tom
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Tim Walker
Tommy Bastow
Harry's Friend
Rupert Simonian
Harry's Friend
Klayton Stainer
Beach Kid
Erik Thomson
Digby
Georgina Naidu
Paula
Steven Robertson
School Housemaster
Crew
- Scott HicksDirector
- Simon CarrNovel
- Greg BrenmanProducer
- Timothy WhiteProducer
- Bella WrightProducer
- Peter Bennett-JonesExecutive Producer
- Clive OwenExecutive Producer
- David M. ThompsonExecutive Producer
- Jane WrightExecutive Producer
- Greig FraserDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 25, 2009
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Genres
- Drama
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