# iBoy (2017)

> After a teenage Londoner survives a shooting with smartphone fragments embedded in his brain, he turns digital superpowers against the gang that attacked his friend.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/277240

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction
- Director: Adam Randall
- Cast: Bill Milner, Maisie Williams, Rory Kinnear, Miranda Richardson, Jordan Bolger, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Helen Daniels, Aymen Hamdouchi
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3171832/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: grim, paranoid, tense, late night thriller viewing, young adult sci-fi marathon

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