Timothée Chalamet completely transformed to be Nic Sheff. The movie is worthy of seeing multiple times. So many details that will only catch your eyes after second or third watch.

A great depiction of what addition is and how it affects those around you. As such, it was one of the more depressing movies I've seen in years. All the acting was exceptional! It's hard to capture emotion like that but everyone did so well!

The way this film utilizes silence and relies heavily on realistic background noise is ingenious. This is a powerful film.

Really great cast and acting. The story is powerful and hits close to home. It was very emotional. This is not an upbeat movie but definitely worth watching.

Powerful, emotional, heart-wrenching film with breathtaking performances by Uber-talented Timothee Chalamet and Carell. Not just a movie about drug addiction, but a beautiful love story between father and son. Definitely a strong Oscar contender for both leads, director, screenwriting and sound editing.

Deeply sad and you root for them all through the entire movie

Extremely un-engaging. Steve Carrell plays a clueless father and it’s beyond frustrating. Anyone who knows about addiction will think this film is dull and contrived, even though it’s based on a true story.

Loved, loved, loved...

This movie was brutal, but so honest. It was depressing, but it shows the reality of addiction, and though very sad, it does live you with a sense of hope. The acting was suburb! Timothee and Steve were amazing! I loved the movie, but maybe because it hit really close to home, and like I said it does give you hope.

Terrific acting - highly emotional

I loved how the events were connected between past to present and back . it really felt Real .I highly recommend it . to parents or families with teen to be watched together .

Incredibly moving...tremendous acting by the whole cast...Steve Carell breaks your heart as a parent watching his kid spiral into hell...it really helps to have read both David and Nic’s books before seeing the movie.

Very heavy drama and very true to life

Timothée Chalamet he is the best actor ever. Connect everybody with his character emotion. It a movie everybody should see it Because it is a reality today. Most people prefer not to realise the tough situation.

Seriously this could have been so much better. I should have waited for a rental.

Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell brought this true story alive!!! ABSOLUTELY WORTH SEEING!!! Touching story

WATCH THE ENTIRE CREDITS. DONT BE ONE OF THOSE WHO WALKS OUT IMMEDIATELY. YOU WILL MISS OUT!

typical treatment center film that parents are required to watch when they take their kid in for detox and treatment.

Great casting.

Such a great movie! Let’s you see the true love of a father& the importance of family!

Showed the struggle of the drug addict and the family he/she would affect greatly through the Scheff family, especially with the great cast.

The movie didn’t engage me and fails to show the drama and disruption of a family watching a loved one sink into addiction. The series of vignettes, flashbacks and short scenes didn’t help building the dramatic tension. Movies such as “Candy” (2006), “Things we lost in the fire”(2007), “28 Days” and scenes from “Traffic” (2000) offer a much better view of addiction. I can’t recommend buying tickets for “Beautiful Boy”. Wait for streaming it.

The acting was great as a Steven Carrell Fan I think the movie and acting is all award worthy!!!

great movie, excellent acting, just wished there would of been a little more depth of history with all the characters. I thought the movie was a little too long for what it was.

Was beautiful and heartbreaking but I found it kind of jumped around at the beginning in a way that was slightly confusing. Overall, it was a fantastic movie and I 100% recommend seeing the film.

The entire Timothée Chalamet fan(girl)dom (of which, I'll admit, I'm a member of) is raving about this movie, how it's a tearjerker, etc. For me, it just felt a little flat, and I agree 100% with Todd from The Hollywood Reporter. The end credits is the best part of the entire film.

Timothee Chalamet is truly amazing and heartbreaking in this role. The rest of the movie is disjointed, with poor structure caused by bad editing.

A little long but worth seeing for Timothy Chalamet's luminous performance. Steve Carell seems to be suffering from an cute case of Jim Carreyitis--a comic who will stop at nothing to win a drama Oscar. He's okay but his high-pitched yelling is 100% Michael Scott.

Wish it followed the book more closely in terms of events. The movie seemed to skip over stuff in order to fully understand the story. They never mentioned the fathers brain issue either. Overall good, but could have been better.

Great movie! I think it did a good job of capturing the seriousness of addiction and how it affects the Sheff family, but, you don’t get the chance to attach yourself with the family in the way you do with the book (obviously). There’s only so much you can fit into a 2 hour movie. If you haven’t read Beautiful Boy or Tweak, they are a must!

Amazing movie

Though not a 'perfect' film (how many are?) this is certainly worth seeing. The story is compelling and the cast is excellent. I actually ordered the books that the film is based on when I got home.

Outstanding movie. Very well done

horrible

It would have been more interesting from the boys perspective; what goes through his brain; the physical, insatiable cravings he fights against. Or address the issues of the lack of facilities and competent staff to help the addicted. This unfortunate story is not new. Parental pain and anguish goes without saying. Only a tiny nod was given to how destructive the father allowed this to dwarf the needs of his family. The only reason i can see this was made into a movie was because the father is a well known writer; he is lucky to be wealthy enough to send his son to all these rehabs.

Great movie. Yes, it was a bit slow, but made sense for the type of storyline. Love based on true stories.

This moved my emotions deeply. Steven Carell and Timothee Chalament are pure stars in this movie.

Powerful movie but too intense for the average moviegoer. It’s not exactly a feel good movie.

Intense but needed message. Awesome cast!

The excruciatingly frustrating experience of parents of a drug-addicted child painstakingly portrayed by Steve Carrell, while Timothée Chalamet brings a breakout performance as the child in question. Steve plays a far from perfect father, but his too frequently broken heart is real as any parent would attest. The seemingly endless tribulations, moments of optimism, and despair provide no easy answers for this all too common story.

The book has brought me solace on many occasions, the movie is close to the book and even with the tough story it tries to represent hope.

Was disappointed to tell the truth.

Realista

heart-wrenching; true to life; phenomenal acting throughout.

Great movie. Hit home to reality of addiction and pain it causes the user and the family

As close to reality as it gets. Addiction is snatching lives up at an alarming rate.

Amazing cast and performances. Truly hard to watch sometimes, but a necessary story to tell.

Everyone involved in this should win Oscars, Timothee Chalamet especially!!!

Wonderful movie.

What a touching story. And a huge wake up call. So thankful Nic is thriving now. I cannot Imagine the heartache his parents endured

Carell, Chalamet and their supporting players can only spit-shine a relatively rote addiction story so much; by the time the thrill of their work passes, it’s easy to find oneself waiting for more.

It may not be a great movie, but Timotheé Chalamet delivers a performance so vibrant that it almost rubs off on everything else, and he’s matched in every scene by Steve Carell, Maura Tierney and Amy Ryan.

William Bibbiani

IGN

The detachment at work in Beautiful Boy suggests an attempt to speak clearly and truthfully, to resist the clichés of the addiction drama while acknowledging that those clichés can hardly be rewritten.

Justin Chang

Los Angeles Times