Big Boys

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Big Boys

2024

1h 28m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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A teenage boy's unexpected crush turns a camping trip into a weekend of self-discovery in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Oct 7

This low-budget coming-of-age picture bares its sweet, gauche soul and explores a boy’s cautious first steps towards sexual awakening with gentle humour and empathy.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Sep 3

4/5

The performances are uniformly strong, and the palpable sense of a special summer fading makes it perfect end-of-holidays fare.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

02/14/2025

3/4

It’s sweet without being saccharine and gives us a lead character who doesn’t always do the right thing. Seek it out.

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

Aug 30

4/5

All four main actors impress with a screenplay blessed with subtlety and credible dialogue, avoiding the clichés than can often undermine LGBTQ+ films where a melodramatic wringing of hands overly labours the premise.

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KT Mahe

For Your Reference Podcast

03/26/2025

3.5/5

Big Boys is a really sweet film with big feelings and the love and space to be able to process them. A gorgeous watch.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

02/25/2025

This sensitive coming-of-age story takes its time building characters around small but consequential moments.

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Feb 2

Big Boy follows a 14-year-old boy struggling with his weight and his confusing feelings as he develops a crush on his cousin’s boyfriend. The film attempts to explore self-discovery, adolescence, and identity, but the execution is inconsistent and often awkward. Many scenes feel uncomfortable or forced, and the screenplay jumps around, making it hard to stay engaged. Will, the older brother, gives a solid performance, but the lead actor’s portrayal is rough and uneven, lacking depth. The direction shows care, yet the tone never fully succeeds, leaving the story disjointed. While it has good intentions and moments of insight, overall it remains a borderline, uneven watch that struggles to connect with audiences. It just feels like it’s misjudged, that it’s only judged because it’s part of the LGBT community. That the critics are not actually judging this based on the film it is. Because it’s not a great film.

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Synopsis

A teenage boy's unexpected crush turns a camping trip into a weekend of self-discovery in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy.

Director: Corey Sherman
Producer: Allison Tate, Corey Sherman
Screenwriter: Corey Sherman
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Production Co: The Film Collaborative, Perfect Dog Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 31, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)