With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.
Directed by Michael Cuesta
coming of age
long island, new york
paedophilia
male prostitution
juvenile delinquent
death of mother
Rank
#98 in 2001·#5683 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
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Cast
Paul Dano
Howie Blitzer
Bruce Altman
Marty Blitzer
Brian Cox
Big John Harrigan
Billy Kay
Gary
James Costa
Kevin Cole
Walter Masterson
Scott
Adam LeFevre
Elliot
Chance Kelly
Prison Guard
Marcia DeBonis
Guidance Counselor
Crew
Michael Cuesta
Director
Michael Cuesta
Writer
Linda Moran
Producer
Michael Cuesta
Producer
Walt Whitman
Poem
Popular Reviews
286 reviews
Ezjik
6.0★ · 05/15/26
Катя шарик назвала бы этот фильм добрым. ничего святого в нём конечно не было.
Катя шарик назвала бы этот фильм добрым. ничего святого в нём конечно не было.
Lilah NL
9.0★ · 05/14/26
Okay I literally watched this on the L.I.E. and also we passed a big sinkhole so that was not so chill
Okay I literally watched this on the L.I.E. and also we passed a big sinkhole so that was not so chill
Dan
5.0★ · 05/10/26
Very weird
Very weird
Olivia
5.0★ · 05/09/26
I expected better
I expected better
Rose Manteiga
7.0★ · 04/25/26
Yeah I thought it would be a great queer coming of age movie but noooooooo, its pedophilia, much better right
“You should be ashamed of yourself.” “Oh I am. I always am.”
Yeah I thought it would be a great queer coming of age movie but noooooooo, its pedophilia, much better right
“You should be ashamed of yourself.” “Oh I am. I always am.”