It Boy
A career-driven Parisian fashion editor fakes an age-gap romance for a promotion, only to find that public performance can awaken genuine feeling.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- date night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an entertaining and polished French romantic comedy, with its charm outweighing its familiar formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alice is thirty-eight while Balthazar is a young architecture student, and their apparent relationship drives the workplace and romantic conflict.
Alice pretends to be in love with Balthazar because her boss sees the relationship as beneficial to her promotion prospects.
Alice works as an ambitious editor at the fashion magazine Rebelle, where gossip about her love life affects her professional future.
Alice's supposed relationship with a much younger man becomes workplace entertainment while challenging assumptions about who may date whom.
Films like It Boy, and why
The Artist and the Model
Shared romantic comedy structure, age-gap romance, workplace pressure, and breezy French tone.
Priceless
Shared French romantic comedy sensibility, mismatched partners, witty social observation, and emotional warmth.
Prime
Shared age-disparate romance, deception for social advantage, and comedic tension between public image and genuine feeling.
Movie Details
- Director
- David Moreau
- Release Date
- 2013-03-06
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1633)
Cast
- Virginie Efira
- Pierre Niney
- Gilles Cohen
- Amélie Glenn
- Charles Berling
- Michaël Abiteboul
- Camille Japy
- Diana Stewart
- Camille Pélicier
- Jenna Azoulay
Common questions
- What is It Boy about?
- A career-driven Parisian fashion editor fakes an age-gap romance for a promotion, only to find that public performance can awaken genuine feeling.
- What is It Boy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of It Boy as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is It Boy violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in It Boy.
- What did critics think of It Boy?
- Critics generally found the film an entertaining and polished French romantic comedy, with its charm outweighing its familiar formula.
- Which films are like It Boy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Artist and the Model, Priceless, and Prime.
- How long is It Boy?
- It Boy runs 92 minutes.
