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Boy Erased
Boy Erased movie poster

Boy Erased (2018)

Drama
Rated R
114 min.
Release Date
November 2, 2018
DVD Release Date
January 29, 2019 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Joel Edgerton
Writer
Joel Edgerton
Cast
Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe
Running Time
114 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for sexual content including an assault, some language and brief drug use

Jared (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents (Kidman, Crowe) at age 19. Jared is quickly pressured into attending a gay conversion therapy program – or else be shunned by his family, friends, and church. It is within the program that Jared comes into conflict with its head therapist (Edgerton).... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

Gay conversion therapy seems like a great idea. You pay someone to have your child tormented by uncertified religious zealots who attempt to convince them that they are awful human beings, that their “choice” is a sin that can be cured and absolved like alcoholism or veganism. Who wouldn’t want to do that? Full movie review »
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