The Boys Are Back

"Inspired by a true story."

Nov 12 2009 PG-13 1h 44m

Drama

When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.

Plot

A sports writer becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances.

Written by

Simon Carr, Allan Cubitt

Directed by

Scott Hicks

Cast

Clive Owen, Emma Booth, Laura Fraser

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia, United Kingdom

Production Companies

South Australian Film Corporation, Tiger Aspect Productions, Southern Light Films, Screen Australia, Hopscotch Productions, BBC Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

6 nominations

Trailers

The Boys are Back - Official Trailer

Scores

# of Votes

10,563

Average Rating

6.8 out of 10

Metascore

Popularity

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