Boy Erased

Boy Erased
Boy Erased
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joel Edgerton
Screenplay by	Joel Edgerton;
Based on	Boy Erased: A Memoir; by Garrard Conley
Produced by	Joel Edgerton; Steve Golin; Kerry Kohansky Roberts;
Starring	Lucas Hedges; Nicole Kidman; Joel Edgerton; Joe Alwyn; Xavier Dolan; Troye Sivan; Cherry Jones; Flea; Russell Crowe;
Cinematography	Eduard Grau
Edited by	Jay Rabinowitz
Music by	Danny Bensi; Saunder Jurriaans;
Production; companies	Perfect World Pictures; Anonymous Content; Blue-Tongue Films;
Distributed by	Focus Features
Release dates	September 1, 2018 (Telluride); November 2, 2018 (United States);
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$11 million
Box office	$11.9 million

Boy Erased is a 2018 American biographical drama film based on Garrard Conley's 2016 memoir of the same name. It was written and directed by Joel Edgerton, who also produced with Kerry Kohansky Roberts and Steve Golin. The film stars Lucas Hedges as Jared Eamons, a fictionalized version of Conley, the closeted gay son of Baptist parents (portrayed by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe), who is forced to take part in a conversion therapy program. Edgerton, Joe Alwyn, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Cherry Jones, and Flea also appear in supporting roles.

Boy Erased premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018, and also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 2, 2018, by Focus Features and grossed over $11 million worldwide. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised the performances of the cast, and received various award nominations, including two Golden Globe Award nominations: Best Actor for Hedges and Best Original Song for "Revelation". The film won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release at the 30th GLAAD Media Awards.