Line #22 Film/BeautifulBoy


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4	''Beautiful Boy'' is a 2018 {{biopic}} directed by Felix Van Groeningen, based on the memoirs '' Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction'' by David Sheff and ''Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines'' by his son, Nic Sheff.
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6	The film follows David Sheff (Creator/SteveCarell) and his efforts to rehabilitate son Nic (Creator/TimotheeChalamet), who is suffering from drug addiction, primarily methamphetamines. Creator/JackDylanGrazer plays a 12-year-old Nic, and Creator/MauraTierney and Creator/AmyRyan also star.
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9	!! ''Beautiful Boy'' contains examples of:
10	* AdaptationDistillation: Distills the two memoirs this film is based on into a single narrative.
11	* AddledAddict / FunctionalAddict: Nic wavers between these throughout the film, settling at "addled" by the end when [[spoiler: he overdoses and nearly dies.]]
12	* AlliterativeTitle
13	* CastingGag: Steve Carell and Amy Ryan, who portray ex-spouses here, previously played the eventually-married Michael Scott and Holly Flax on ''Series/{{The Office\|US}}'', though their story was far less tragic than this one.
14	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Averted in regards to Nic's addiction. He's shown to have had a fairly standard childhood with loving parents, but fell into addiction despite it. TruthInTelevision for many (if not most) people struggling with addiction.
15	* {{Deuteragonist}}: David and Nic. Justified since the movie pulls from both their memoirs about the same subject, i.e. Nic's drug addiction. David serves as the {{audience surrogate}} while Nic is the [[CharacterTitle titular beautiful boy]].
16	* DescentIntoAddiction: Zig-zagged. Nic has already been using drugs for ''years'' before the film starts, but it starts getting bad, so he undergoes rehab treatment and recovers... briefly, then relapses again. [[TruthInTelevision This pattern is true for real-life recovering addicts.]]
17	* ForegoneConclusion: For those who've read the memoirs by the Sheffs — [[spoiler: Nic recovers and retains his sobriety to the present day.]]
18	* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: The real David and Nic Sheff aren't ugly, but they're portrayed here by Hollywood stars Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.
19	* OscarBait: By nature of it being a heavy biopic starring previous Oscar nominees released in the fall.
20	* PeriodPiece: Set in the [[TurnOfTheMillennium early 00s]], specifically circa 2002 -- 2003.
21	* ShowerOfLove: Nic and a girl share one while under the influence of drugs.
22	* TimeshiftedActor: Nic is portrayed by Jack Dylan Grazer as a preteen, and Zachary Rifkin & Kue Lawrence as a child.
23	* TitledAfterTheSong: Specifically Music/JohnLennon's "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)", which David sings to a young Nic in the film.
24	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler: Nic makes a recovery after his near-fatal addiction and maintains his sobriety.]]

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