The Butcher Boy · LeviOsa

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The Butcher Boy · LeviOsa

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This little piggy laughed all the way home!

ComedyDrama1h 50m

🍅79%

🍅

79%

Tomatometer

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81%

Popcornmeter

6.8

TMDB

Storyline

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.

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Details

DirectorNeil Jordan

ReleasedFeb 20, 1998

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$5M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Geffen PicturesButcher Boy Film Productions

Cast

Eamonn Owens

Eamonn Owens

Francie Brady

Alan Boyle

Joe Purcell

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Mrs. Nugent

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Da Brady

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Uncle Arlo

Peter Gowen

Peter Gowen

Leddy

Sean McGinley

Sean McGinley

Sergeant

Aisling O'Sullivan

Aisling O'Sullivan

Ma Brady

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Dr. Boyd

Andrew Fullerton

Phillip Nugent

Rosaleen Linehan

Rosaleen Linehan

Mrs. Canning

Anita Reeves

Mrs. Coyle

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

4 fresh · 3 rotten

Critics consensus

“Equal parts comical and harrowing, The Butcher Boy is a sobering tale of abuse told with an imaginative lyricism that is by turns inspired and distracting.”

79% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

P

Paul Tatara

RTCNN.comFeb 5, 2018

The Butcher Boy is a trip, all right, but one that I'm sorry I took.

M

Mike Clark

RTUSA TodayJan 9, 2018

The movie is well-crafted and tightly assembled, but it's also loud and unmodulated.

L

Lisa Alspector

RTChicago ReaderMar 11, 2008

Director Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe adapted McCabe's novel for this bland 1998 shocker that fails miserably as satire, character study, and anything else it might have aspired to.

B

Brian Eggert

RTDeep Focus ReviewMar 8, 2024

The Butcher Boy is bold and often shocking, but the film’s playful humor crashes against the dark, manic, sometimes depressing material and makes for an oddly enjoyable-if-devastating drama.

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Information

Title

The Butcher Boy

Released

Feb 20, 1998

Rated

R

Region of Origin

Ireland, United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Status

Released

Studios

Geffen Pictures, Butcher Boy Film Productions

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