Honey Boy
Movie • 2019 • Drama
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The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
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We see emotional abuse from 12-year-old Otis's father throughout the film. There's one scene of physical violence - he slaps Otis hard across the face 2 or 3 times. In flash-forward scenes, 22-year-old Otis has PTSD from the abuse. Child abuse is a major theme of the film so take care if this is a potential trigger for you.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Otis' father can be very manipulative
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Otis and his father both have substance abuse issues. Most of 22-year-old Otis's scenes take place in a rehab treatment centre. We also see Otis's father attend a meeting of an AA/NA style support group.
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Multiple characters abuse alcohol and the effects are shown during the film.
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Characters smoke weed, one character does harder drugs. There are references to drug usage throughout the whole film
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Are there bugs?
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I think just a couple of scenes for a few seconds each. ladybug crawls up his arm
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A snake is shown in a swimming pool. No humans are in the swimming pool and the snake doesn't bite or touch anyone.
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It's mentioned that the father once attempted to sexually assault someone and she jumped out of a moving car to avoid him (not shown). Also, 12-year-old Otis has a friendship with a 20-something woman that almost moves into sexual territory - she strokes his face, kisses his cheek and they sleep in a bed together. It implies that nothing further happens but it could be triggering for child sexual abuse.
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Not scary but startling - I jumped at a moment when the main character is crawling under a table or something and a chicken suddenly appears out of nowhere.
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One of the character's occupation is as a clown and he is is prominently shown in clown make-up at points the film.
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In a quick-cut opening montage, Lucas Hedges vomits briefly. Then in a pivotal scene near the end, Shia Labeouf storms into his apartment, heaves, rushes to the bathroom. We hear him vomit but don't see it. Later, he heaves and burps while talking.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Lucas Hedge's character is in a rehab facility (but it's not portrayed as a "scary" place)
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Along with drug abuse, there are allusions to Otis copes by snapping rubber bands on his wrists
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It's not every scene but there are quite a few scenes that use shaky cam for dramatic effect. My friend who gets nauseous from shaky cam said they closed their eyes in a couple scenes but overall it wasn't too bad, but YMMV.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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james tells a story of when his lesbian mother falls out of a window and dies. not shown on screen
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There are but only used by a black character
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Otis's mother is Jewish and his father is not. In one scene the father makes fun of him for being circumcised.
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Is there sexual content?
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There are a few brief scenes of sexual content between main characters, no private parts are shown. There's also a scene in a strip club.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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The film ends on a slightly hopeful note, showing that the main character may be slowly beginning to recover from the abuse he suffered as a child, but it's far from a "happy" ending.
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Does a car crash?
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A car crash happens near the start of the film.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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there are explosion effects in the beginning, the character is on a movie set
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