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Boyhood

2014 film directed by Richard Linklater
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Summary

Boyhood is a film[1]. Boyhood ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,877 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], BAFTA Award for Best Film[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], Dorian Award for Film of the Year[6], FIPRESCI Grand Prix[7]
  • Director: Richard Linklater[8]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Linklater[9]
  • Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], coming-of-age film[12]
  • Cast member: Ethan Hawke[13], Patricia Arquette[14], Ellar Coltrane[15], Nick Krause[16], Lorelei Linklater[17], Brad Hawkins[18], Zoe Graham[19]
  • Producer: Sandra Adair[20], Richard Linklater[21]
  • Part of the series: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[22]
  • Director of photography: Lee Daniel[23], Shane F. Kelly[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 9.2/10[27], 97%[28], 100/100[29], 7.9/10[30]
  • Color: color[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: January 19, 2014[33], June 5, 2014[34], August 15, 2014[35], September 18, 2014[36]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[37], UIP-Dunafilm[38], Netflix[39], Fandango at Home[40]
  • Narrative location: Texas[41]
  • Official website: https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/boyhood[42]
  • Main subject: dysfunctional family[43], alcoholism[44]
  • Film editor: Sandra Adair[45]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[46], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[47], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[48], Academy Award for Best Director[49], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[50], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[51]
  • Executive producer: John Sloss[52]
  • Title: Boyhood[53]
  • MPA film rating: R[54]
  • Duration: 165 minutes[55]

Why It Matters

Boyhood has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Boyhood is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Boyhood receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], BAFTA Award for Best Film[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], and Dorian Award for Film of the Year[6].

Related Entities

film Netflix Patricia Arquette Richard Linklater Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . sinemalar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [11] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  15. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . uproxx.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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