---
title: 'Boy Erased (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joel Edgerton'
released: '2018-09-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/boy-erased-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008872/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Boy Erased (2018)

2018 · R · 114 min · Drama, History · Australia, United States


## Synopsis

Boy Erased is a 2018 biographical drama film based on Garrard Conley's 2016 memoir. 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, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joel Edgerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-edgerton)
- **Screenplay:** [Joel Edgerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-edgerton)
- **Producer:** [Joel Edgerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-edgerton), [Kerry Kohansky Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerry-kohansky-roberts), [Steve Golin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-golin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jonny Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonny-greenwood), [Saunder Jurriaans](https://cinepixo.com/people/saunder-jurriaans)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eduard Grau](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-grau)
- **Editor:** [Jay Rabinowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-rabinowitz)

## Cast

- [Russell Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-crowe)
- [Troye Sivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/troye-sivan)
- [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan)
- [Joe Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-alwyn)
- [Joel Edgerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-edgerton)
- [Théodore Pellerin](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-pellerin)
- [Flea](https://cinepixo.com/people/flea)
- [Nicole Kidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-kidman)
- [Cherry Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/cherry-jones)
- [Lucas Hedges](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucas-hedges)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/boy-erased-2018
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