

Boy Erased
The truth cannot be converted.
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
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7.0/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $7.9M
- Language
- English
- homophobia
- based on true story
- coming of age
- religion
- based on memoir or autobiography
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- college student
- dread
- conversion therapy
- gay theme
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
Australia, China, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival1 Sept 2018
- Theatrical (limited)R2 Nov 2018
- TheatricalR21 Nov 2018
- Digital / OTTR15 Jan 2019
- PhysicalR29 Jan 2019
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical158 Feb 2019
- Physical17 Jun 2019
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+24 Sept 2018
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1421 Nov 2018
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1510 Jan 2019
FranceFR
- Theatrical1227 Mar 2019
- Digital / OTT1227 Jul 2019
- Physical12DVD1 Aug 2019
- Digital / OTT12Netflix1 Jan 2022
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1221 Feb 2019
IrelandIE
- Theatrical15A8 Feb 2019
IsraelIL
- Theatrical3 Jan 2019
ItalyIT
- Theatrical14 Mar 2019
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTPG1219 Apr 2019
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD, Blu ray1 May 2019
Frequently asked questions
Boy Erased was released on 24 September 2018.
Audience reviews
2- C
cityguide
9/5/2018
Yet another anticipated film from an actor-turned-director is Boy Erased, the work of Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton, who wrote and stars in the film. The flick follows the recently outed son of a Baptist preacher, Jared (Lucas Hedges), after he’s forced to partake in the church’s gay conversion program. Based on the critically acclaimed memoir by Garrard Conley, Boy Erased features an all-star cast which, in …
- S5/10
Stephen Campbell
7/19/2019
**_Clearly comes from a place of respect, but it's emotionally unengaging and rather dull_** > _Congress should oppose any effort to put gay and lesbian relationships on an equal legal status with heterosexual marriage. Congress should oppose any effort to recognize homosexual's_ [sic] _as a "discreet_ [sic] _and insular minority" entitled to the protection of anti-discrimination laws similar to those extended to …
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