Dream Boy (2010)

60% of users liked it
(122 ratings)

Shy teenager Nathan and his family have moved from one town to another trying to escape the domestic disintegration within their own home. Roy and his family live a quiet life on a farm. When Nathan moves in next door to charismatic Roy, the boys strike up a friendship as high school study partners.… More Shy teenager Nathan and his family have moved from one town to another trying to escape the domestic disintegration within their own home. Roy and his family live a quiet life on a farm. When Nathan moves in next door to charismatic Roy, the boys strike up a friendship as high school study partners. Their strong emotional bond soon takes a natural turn toward physical passion, a secret they must hide from those around them in the backwoods rural community ... A haunting and mythical tale of first love, DREAM BOY is adapted from Jim Grimsley's heartbreaking novel. --© Regent

Rating, Runtime: R,
Directed By: James Bolton
Written By: Jim Grimsley, James Bolton
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Mar 26, 2010 Wide
Studio: Regent Releasing

Critic Reviews

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Pretty to look at but dismayingly obvious, as in the shot of a wall-mounted crucifix gazing sorrowfully down on an incestuous struggle.
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice
The film evokes tension right from the start as the viewer waits for violence to rear its head; it eventually does, in ways expected and not.
Fr. Chris Carpenter, Movie Dearest
While I'm generally over coming-of-age stories at my curmudgeonly middle age, I discovered "Dream Boy" to be surprising and genuinely affecting.