Boy A

About Boy A

Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the road one day, Jack notices a distressed child, and, after reuniting the girl with her family, becomes a local celebrity.

John Crowley's Boy A is a 2008 crime film. It runs 106 minutes and was released in July 2008.

Andrew Garfield takes the lead as Jack Burridge, Katie Lyons as Michelle, Peter Mullan as Terry, and Shaun Evans as Chris. Written by Mark O'Rowe. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under melancholy, criminal, child abuse, and empathetic. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.

Marley & Me, Prayers for Bobby, and Monica make useful companions to Boy A, all filed under bold and disheartening. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 514 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.