Movie Age rating in United States of America: R

The Butcher Boy (1998)

Name: The Butcher Boy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-02-20
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Cast: Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart

Feb 20, 1998 · 1h 50m

Comedy
Drama

6.8/10 TMDB user score
131 votes on TMDB

This little piggy laughed all the way home!

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.

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