Good Boys
Three sixth-grade friends turn a lost drone and a first kissing party into a profane, chaotic test of friendship and growing up.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- witty
- playful
- group movie night
- teen comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the appealing young cast and heartfelt friendship themes effective, while viewing the film's repeated profane and gross-out humor as excessive and its plot as predictable.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Max, Lucas, and Thor are naive sixth-graders whose attempts to understand kissing, sex toys, and teenage behavior drive the film's shock humor.
The boys' lost drone becomes the object they must recover before Max's father discovers what happened.
The boys' pursuit of the kissing party is intertwined with fears about growing apart and moving beyond childhood routines.
The boys try to prepare for a kissing party while misreading teenage behavior, sex toys, and relationship expectations.
Films like Good Boys, and why
Superbad
shares a coming-of-age buddy comedy structure, adolescent embarrassment, profane humor, and friendship-centered emotional stakes
The Inbetweeners Movie
shares preteen protagonists, youthful mischief, gross-out comedy, and a warm focus on friendship
The Sandlot
shares childhood adventure, suburban escapades, awkward innocence, and an emotionally sincere friendship story
Booksmart
shares raunchy teen comedy, social anxiety around romance, and escalating comic misadventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Gene Stupnitsky
- Release Date
- 2019-08-14
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (2077)
Cast
- Jacob Tremblay
- Keith L. Williams
- Brady Noon
- Molly Gordon
- Midori Francis
- Izaac Wang
- Millie Davis
- Josh Caras
- Will Forte
- Mariessa Portelance
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Good Boys about?
- Three sixth-grade friends turn a lost drone and a first kissing party into a profane, chaotic test of friendship and growing up.
- What is Good Boys like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Good Boys as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Good Boys violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Good Boys.
- What did critics think of Good Boys?
- Critics broadly found the appealing young cast and heartfelt friendship themes effective, while viewing the film's repeated profane and gross-out humor as excessive and its plot as predictable.
- Which films are like Good Boys?
- Films with a similar feel include Superbad, The Inbetweeners Movie, The Sandlot, and Booksmart.
- How long is Good Boys?
- Good Boys runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Good Boys?
- In United States, Good Boys is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
