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Boy Erased

The truth cannot be converted.

7.0(1,531)20181h 55m3

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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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

Produced in

Australia, China, United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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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

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Boy Erased was released on 24 September 2018.

Audience reviews

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    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 …

  • S

    Stephen Campbell

    7/19/2019

    5/10

    **_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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