Connection
Boy is a Néo-Zélandais film of genre Drama directed by Taika Waititi released in USA on 2 march 2012 with Taika Waititi
Boy (2010)
If you like this film, let us know!
- Infos
- Casting
- Technical infos
- Photos
- Videos
- Film quotes
- Characters
- Music
- Awards
Add to a movie listBoy is a 2010 New Zealand coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee Martin, RickyLee Waipuka-Russell, Haze Reweti, Maakariini Butler, Rajvinder Eria, Manihera Rangiuaia, Darcy Ray Flavell-Hudson, Rachel House, Craig Hall, Waihoroi Shortland, Cohen Holloway, Pana Hema Taylor and Mavis Paenga, written and directed by Taika Waititi, produced by Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner and Emanuel Michael and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. In New Zealand, the film eclipsed previous records for a first week's box office takings for a local production. Boy went on to become the highest grossing New Zealand film at the local box office. The soundtrack to Boy features New Zealand artists such as The Phoenix Foundation, who previously provided music for Waititi's film Eagle vs Shark.
Synopsis
The year is 1984. Alamein/"Boy" is an 11-year-old boy who lives in Waihau Bay, in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand, on a small farm with his grandmother, little brother Rocky, and several other cousins. Boy spends his time dreaming of Michael Jackson and his estranged father, Alamein, who has since left him and Rocky. Boy continually creates stories about his father such as him escaping prison and taking him to see Michael Jackson live. Even though Boy continues to believe this, his classmates never believe him anyway, which starts a fight between him and another classmate, Kingi, and his older brother Holden. When Boy's grandmother leaves for a funeral one day, she leaves Boy in charge of the house and his brother and cousins; Boy is then surprised to see his father and two other men arrive at the farm.Actors
Taika Waititi
(Alamein)
James Rolleston
(Boy)
Craig Hall
(Mr. Langston)
Pana Hema Taylor
(Juju, the other of Alamein's friend. He has a strange haircut, and like Chuppa is always getting himself in trouble alongside the kids.)
Rachel House
(Aunty Gracey)
Madeleine Sami
(Beat It Gang)
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to Boy
There are 18 films with the same actors, 7 films with the same director, 87519 with the same cinematographic genres (including 1066 with exactly the same 4 genres than Boy), 8887 films with the same themes (including 77 films with the same 3 themes than Boy), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Boy, you will probably like those similar films :
Eagle vs Shark (2007)
, 1h28Directed by Taika Waititi
Origin Nouvelle zelande
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Craig Hall, Rachel House, David Fane, Taika Waititi
Rating66%
Lily (Loren Horsley), a shy, wistful girl, is a songwriter when no one is listening. She works as a cashier at a fast food restaurant and has a crush from afar on Jarrod (Jemaine Clement), a geek who works in a video game store. Jarrod is more interested in Lily's workmate, Jenny (Chelsie Preston Crayford). With Jenny not at work one day, Jarrod gives Lily an invitation to his "dress as your favourite animal" party to pass along to her, but Jenny crumples it up and throws it away upon receiving it. Lily retrieves it from the rubbish.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
, 1h25Directed by Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
Origin Nouvelle zelande
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Rhys Darby, Jason Hoyte, Madeleine Sami, Duncan Sarkies
Rating75%
Four vampires - Viago, Vladislav, Deacon, and Petyr - share a flat in the Wellington suburb of Te Aro. Although Viago, Vladislav, and Deacon are all several centuries old, they have retained normal human appearances, but the 8,000-year-old Petyr resembles Count Orlok and acts more savagely than the younger vampires. Each night, Viago, Vladislav, and Deacon prowl the streets of Wellington searching for people to kill, but they must stay in the flat during the day to avoid sunlight—which is lethal to vampires—therefore they have not adapted to 21st-century life. Deacon has a human servant (familiar)—Jackie—who runs errands for the vampires, but she is frustrated that Deacon will not turn her into a vampire. Jackie leads her ex-boyfriend Nick to the vampire's flat so they can drink his blood: he escapes before they can kill him, but as he leaves the flat, Petyr attacks him and later turns Nick into a vampire.
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
, 1h48Directed by Taika Waititi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Black comedy
Themes Hitler, Children's films
Actors Scarlett Johansson, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen
Rating79%
En Allemagne durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Jojo « Rabbit » Betzler, âgé de 10 ans, est maltraité par ses camarades. Il se console avec son ami imaginaire, Adolf Hitler. Amoureux de la « nation », il voit sa vie remise en cause lorsqu'il découvre que sa mère, Rosie, cache une jeune fille juive, Elsa Korr.
The Dark Horse (2014)
, 2h4Directed by James Napier Robertson
Origin Nouvelle zelande
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Jeu, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about chess, Gangster films
Actors Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, James Napier Robertson, Kirk Torrance, Andrew Grainger, John Leigh
Rating73%
The Dark Horse is based on the real-life story of Genesis Potini, a brilliant, New Zealand chess player who suffered from severe bipolar disorder. Despite the challenges that came his way, Potini pushed forward to find his purpose in life by passing on his knowledge of chess to the community.
Snakeskin (2001)
, 1h34Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Melanie Lynskey, Boyd Kestner, Taika Waititi, Dean O'Gorman, Oliver Driver, Jodie Rimmer
Rating53%
Malena (2000)
, 1h49Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about children, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Political films
Actors Monica Bellucci, Luciano Federico, Gabriella Di Luzio, Fabrizio Ferracane, Lucia Sardo
Rating74%
The film begins in Sicily in 1940 during World War II just as Italy enters the war. A young boy, 12-year-old Renato, experiences three major events in one day: First, Italy goes to war; second, he gets a new bike; and third, he first sees the beautiful lady, Malena. Malena's husband, Nino Scordia, has been taken away to fight in Africa and Malena is left alone with her father, an elderly and almost-deaf man. Malena tries to cope with her loneliness, as the town she has moved to tries to deal with this beautiful woman who gets the attention of all the local men, including Renato. However, in spite of the gossip, she continues to be faithful to her husband. Renato becomes obsessed with Malena and starts fantasizing about her. His fantasies become increasingly elaborate and he becomes obsessed with the shy young woman, peeping in her window often as she waits sadly for her beloved husband to return. Renato eventually steals Malena's underwear and begins to fantasize about her in bed, to the horror of his parents. They do everything to stop his behavior, but it is all in vain.
Mary and Max (2009)
, 1h30Directed by Adam Elliot
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Animation
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Films about school violence
Actors Bethany Whitmore, Toni Collette, Barry Humphries, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, John Flaus
Rating80%
In 1976, eight-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle (Bethany Whitmore) lives a lonely life in Mount Waverley, Australia. At school, she is teased by her classmates because of an unfortunate birthmark on her forehead; while at home, her distant father, Noel, and alcoholic, kleptomaniac mother, Vera, provide little support. Her only comforts are her pet rooster, Ethel; her favourite food, sweetened condensed milk; and a Smurfs-like cartoon show called The Noblets. One day, while at the post office with her mother, Mary spots a New York City telephone book and, becoming curious about Americans, decides to write to one. She randomly chooses Max Jerry Horowitz's name from the phone book and writes him a letter telling him about herself, sending it off in the hope that he will become her pen friend.
Kikujiro (1999)
, 2h1Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Seafaring films, Transport films, Le thème des vacances, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yūko Daike, Masayuki Suzuki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Akaji Maro
Rating76%
Masao, who lives alone with his grandmother in an old Shitamachi area of Tokyo, receives a package, and in looking for a seal finds a photo of his long lost mother. He finds her address in Toyohashi, several hundred miles to the west. Leaving home to see his mother, he meets his grandmother's neighbors, Kikujiro and his wife. Kikujiro's wife forces Kikujiro to accompany Masao on a journey to see his mother, telling Masao's grandmother that they are going to the beach.
Tempest (1982)
, 2h20Directed by Paul Mazursky
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Vittorio Gassman, Raúl Juliá, Molly Ringwald
Rating63%
The movie tells the story of Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes), a middle-aged New York City architect who is going through a difficult mid-life crisis.