Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Our Hero, Balthazar

Play trailer 2:07 Poster for Our Hero, Balthazar R Now Playing 1h 36m Comedy Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 24 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he's convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence.
Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

Critics Reviews

View More
Kyle Smith Wall Street Journal 15h
A black-comic acid bath that, in only an hour and a half, nods to so many contemporary concerns that it rivals last year’s “Eddington” in its scope... The film may not propose a solution to any of our maladies, but it’s a bitterly convincing diagnosis. Go to Full Review Lisa Kennedy New York Times 17h
So many details in this comedy-drama are meant to provoke. And “Our Hero, Balthazar” teases with the promise of a darkly intelligent film. Not unlike its protagonist’s tears, the effect is dismayingly performative. Go to Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Jun 13
It may start as a comedy but Our Hero, Balthazar becomes an increasingly uneasy watch. However, it may be an essential one. Go to Full Review Robert Kojder Flickering Myth 12h
4/5
A harrowing take on male loneliness, terminal online social-media brainrot, faux activism, and fractured family relations. It’s an invitation to laugh and be horrified equally Go to Full Review Sean Boelman FandomWire 12h
7/10
It’s incredibly easy to see the vision behind Our Hero, Balthazar, and while it’s not quite focused or tightly wound enough to achieve all of its ambitious swings, it should be praised for even trying to make those swings in the first place. Go to Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat 15h
4/4
Top-tier social commentary, using hints of dark comedy to make smart observations about gun violence in America. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Our Hero, Balthazar

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Oscar Boyson

Director

Jaeden Martell

Actor

Asa Butterfield

Actor

Chris Bauer

Actor

Jennifer Ehle

Actor

Anna Baryshnikov

Actor
View All

Our Hero, Balthazar

Our Hero, Balthazar: Trailer 1 Our Hero, Balthazar: Trailer 1 2:07 Our Hero, Balthazar: Teaser Trailer Our Hero, Balthazar: Teaser Trailer 1:02 View more videos
View All

Our Hero, Balthazar

View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he's convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence.
Director
Oscar Boyson
Producer
Oscar Boyson, Ricky Camilleri, Jon Wroblewski, David Duque-Estrada, Miles Skinner, Alex Hughes, Jaeden Martell
Screenwriter
Oscar Boyson, Ricky Camilleri
Distributor
Picturehouse
Production Co
Oh Boy, Spacemaker Productions
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Crude Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Some Violence/A Grisly Image)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 36m