Good Boy

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Good Boy

R

2023

1h 19m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

Comedy

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Sigrid thinks she's met the perfect match with the charming and handsome Christian, but there is one catch -- he lives with a man who acts like his pet dog. Trying to be open-minded, Sigrid continues the relationship but begins to notice an insidious undertone to Christian. Maybe 'puppy play' isn't as innocent as it seems. A chilling feature debut from up-and-coming Scandinavian filmmakers Viljar Bøe and Karl Oskar Åsli.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

09/04/2023

3/5

There is enough meat here – touching on digital dating etiquette and the underlying emotional viscera – for a Hollywood remake. Time for Matt Damon to wriggle into that furry outfit.

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Rebecca Sayce

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Jul 24

4/5

A terrifying twist on the notion of man's best friend, Good Boy repeatedly morphs into a new, terrifying breed of horror film that leaves the audience pulling at the end of their leash to break free from the unbearable tension and whiplash narrative.

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

Moving Pictures Film Club

07/09/2024

4/5

Genuinely uncomfortable and a fantastic portrayal of abusive relationships, both within kink-focused relationships and more mainstream ones, with a closing scene guaranteed to disturb to the core.

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

05/22/2024

The best example of Viljar Bøe's freaky, psychological horror. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

09/19/2023

Good Boy is an astute miniature that summons considerable power to disturb. I do wish its denouement hadn't been marred by some basic credibility issues, but the overall effect is nonetheless creepy as hell.

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Jon Mendelsohn

CBR

09/15/2023

Norwegian horror flick Good Boy features a shocking storyline and plenty of jaw-dropping twists.

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kana K

@kanakay May 25

Dog s$$t, waste of time.

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Jon R.

@JuantheBaptist May 4

Different, enjoyed this one.

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Adam V.

@RT77013001 Apr 29

I did not enjoy the movie. I really wanted to like it but could not get what was going on in it. Even after watching the ending I didn't understand what the plot was.

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Adrian C

@RT26972894 Apr 10

I am trying to finish this movie. It’s 10:40pm on a Thursday. 14 min left of the movie. I’m waiting for the scary. My wife went to bed 20 minutes ago. It’s decent for an independent, I like the concept. But you could tell it’s independent. I’d like a re-do with a better script/producer. I don’t even remember the dogs name. And didn’t know it was a boy til half way through.

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Jorge H

@jorge02 Mar 30

Really disturbing f*cked up movie

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Joe R.

@thatjoerapkid Mar 19

Probably not the best first step into pup-play that Americans or hetero’s can handle if they’ve never been exposed— but Good Boy is an unsettling and campy film nonetheless. If you don’t let that throw you, there’s just a wild claustrophobic and tense horror experiment on the other side. If you were able to watch Human Centipede but not Good Boy, you should take a closer look at that…

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Viljar Bøe

Director

Gard Løkke

Christian

Katrine Lovise Øpstad Fredriksen

Sigrid

Amalie Willoch Njaastad

Aurora

Viljar Bøe

Jens Christian Ebeltoft

Nicolai Narvesen Lied

Frank

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Synopsis

Sigrid thinks she's met the perfect match with the charming and handsome Christian, but there is one catch -- he lives with a man who acts like his pet dog. Trying to be open-minded, Sigrid continues the relationship but begins to notice an insidious undertone to Christian. Maybe 'puppy play' isn't as innocent as it seems. A chilling feature debut from up-and-coming Scandinavian filmmakers Viljar Bøe and Karl Oskar Åsli.

Director: Viljar Bøe
Producer: Karl Oskar Åsli, Marie Waade Grønning, Ane Marie Sletten
Screenwriter: Viljar Bøe
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: E1 Entertainment, Fredagsfilm
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 8, 2023
Runtime: 1h 19m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1