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- Synopsis
- Prime Suspect writer Allan Cubitt adapts U.K. sportswriter Simon Carr's popular novel about a successful sports journalist who is suddenly saddled with the responsibility of raising two sons from different marriages in this single-parent drama from ......
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- Starring
- Clive Owen, Laura Fraser, Emma Booth, Nicholas McAnulty
- Director(s)
- Scott Hicks
- Distributor(s)
- Miramax
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min.
Critic Reviews
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
In less capable hands, the movie could have been maudlin. Instead, Hicks and Owen have created an intimate drama told with humor and emotion.Read the full review
Variety | Justin ChangAdd Critic to Favorites
This is polished yet authentically moving.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites
Few films have so poignantly portrayed a father's relationships with his sons as The Boys Are Back.Read the full review
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Scott Hicks Talks The Boys Are Back
11/09/09 RT talks to director Scott Hicks as his latest film, 'The Boys Are Back', starring Clive Owen, opens in Australian cinemas. | Rotten Tomatoes -
72% The Boys Are Back
11/08/09 Great performances by Clive Owen and The Boys save this melodrama from entering into the sappy territory it might have in less competent hands. | Rotten Tomatoes -
70% The Boys Are Back
11/05/09 Great performances by Clive Owen and The Boys save this melodrama from entering into the sappy territory it might have in less competent hands. | Rotten Tomatoes -
AICN-Downunder: THE BOYS ARE BACK, A SERIOUS MAN, CAPITALISM, AMELIA And 9
10/30/09 I think, really, the Jolly Roger is the appropriate course of action. | Ain't It Cool News -
69% The Boys Are Back
10/27/09 Great performances by Clive Owen and The Boys save this melodrama from entering into the sappy territory it might have in less competent hands. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Clive and Sarah-Jane Are Back on the Red Carpet
10/22/09 Clive Owen and his wife Sarah-Jane Fenton were in London last night for the premiere of his family-oriented new film The Boys Are Back . | POPSUGAR -
Clive Hops Across the Pond For the Boys in London
10/21/09 Clive Owen popped up in London earlier today to snap a few photos with his costars before premiering their film The Boys Are Back at the London Film Festival. | POPSUGAR -
Owen, Keener log on to 'Trust'
10/14/09 David Schwimmer will direct Clive Owen and Catherine Keener in "Trust," a dark drama about the damaging effects an online sexual predator has on a family. | Variety -
71% The Boys Are Back
10/14/09 Great performances by Clive Owen and The Boys save this melodrama from entering into the sappy territory it might have in less competent hands. | Rotten Tomatoes -
'Couples Retreat' tops boxoffice
10/12/09 The recently struggling studio topped the weekend boxoffice, as its ensemble comedy "Couples Retreat" roused older date-night couples in big numbers to ring up an estimated $35.3 million in opening domestic coin. | The Hollywood Reporter