Old Boys

2018 1h 36m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 64

Comedy

Synopsis

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In the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alex Lawther
Amberson
Jonah Hauer-King
Winchester
Pauline Étienne
Agnes
Denis Ménochet
Babinot
Joshua McGuire
Huggins
Nicholas Rowe
Headmaster
Nicholas Agnew
Jonty
Giles Malcolm
Audley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toby MacDonald
Writers: Luke Ponte, Freddy Syborn
Languages: French, English
Countries: United Kingdom, Sweden

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toby MacDonald, shot by Nanu Segal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Hewitt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sam Sneade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alex Lawther and Jonah Hauer-King and Pauline Étienne carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5724948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Toby MacDonald directs. Nanu Segal behind the camera. Andrew Hewitt scores. Sam Sneade cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, Sweden. Dialogue in French, English.

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1Released 8 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, Sweden.
4Directed by Toby MacDonald, shot by Nanu Segal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andrew Hewitt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sam Sneade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alex Lawther and Jonah Hauer-King and Pauline Étienne carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5724948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nanu Segal
Original score: Andrew Hewitt
Editing: Sam Sneade
Production design: Max Bellhouse
Costume design: Bex Crofton-Atkins
Makeup / hair: Konnie Daniel
Stunt coordinator: Tony Lucken
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 12A
IMDB: Old Boys (2018)

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Peter McGinn2020-08-29
★ 7/10
Old Boys was mostly entertaining for me. The humor in the realistic dialogue, and the charm of the "moving" pictures the lead character supposedly drew were a fun element of the otherwise cliched script. I swear if another movie about a British residential school for boys includes a scene of the dork kid being lowered upside down into a toilet or trash can, I will stop watching it. It is so common in these types of movies that it has become boring. How refreshing it would be to show the "bullies" having brains and doing something completely different, like sarcastically treating new or dorky kids as royalty, bowing to them and praising them, which the kids knowing it was fake and wondering where it might lead. I had a slight problem with the fact that a few of the characters were French, and sometimes they had conversations that weren't translated. I assume that either the version I viewed lacked the translation accidentally, or else those conversations weren't critical to the story. I also wasn't thrilled with the ending, which I won't reveal here. I guess they must have wanted to avoid what seemed to be the two obvious endings and went with a third choice instead. It is not a movie I will want to watch again, but it was fine for a single viewing.

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