If you loved The Goldfinch, try Boy A

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

You already loved

Both films are directed by John Crowley, and they both carry the bittersweet, gut punch, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Goldfinch, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

bittersweetgut punchslow burn

What Boy A is

You walk out of prison with a new name and a job delivering parcels in a quiet town. The local paper runs a photo of you returning a lost child to her mother and suddenly everyone sees a hero. Then the same headline digs up what you did years ago.

If you loved The Goldfinch, try Boy A

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Boy A

What they share

What Boy A is

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If you loved The Goldfinch, try Boy A

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Boy A

What they share

What Boy A is

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