2014 · 165 min · R

Boyhood

Name: Boyhood
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 165 min
Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater, Libby Villari

Directed by Richard Linklater · Drama

Boyhood (2014) is a Drama film, directed by Richard Linklater set in Texas during the 2000s–2010s. It runs 165 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of coming of age, family & loyalty, and memory & nostalgia play out through episodic chapters.

Cinematography

Lee DanielShane F. Kelly

Cast

Ellar ColtranePatricia ArquetteEthan HawkeLorelei LinklaterLibby VillariMarco PerellaBrad HawkinsJamie Howard

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Texas

Setting

Suburban Urban

When

2000s 2010s

Premise & themes

Themes

Coming Of Age Family & Loyalty Memory & Nostalgia

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

NostalgicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadChild Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

1985
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2012
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Ruraldir. Quentin Tarantino
2016
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Texas — 2010s
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2007
No Country for Old Men
Texas — 1980s
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Boyhood

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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