Good Boys

• Comedy

A hilariously awkward and surprisingly heartwarming exploration of pre-teen boyhood, *Good Boys* charts a single, chaotic day where three sixth-graders stumble into increasingly outlandish misadventures while attempting to attend a party and experience their first kiss. The film differentiates itself from its clear influences—like *Superbad*—not through outlandish spectacle, but by grounding the familiar coming-of-age tropes in the earnest, if often misguided, perspective of children navigating the bewildering world of burgeoning adolescence. Their quest isn’t about rebellion, but about a desperate desire to fit in, made all the more frantic by an escalating series of mishaps involving a drone, a lost sex toy, and panicked attempts at damage control. It creates a uniquely uncomfortable yet comforting comedic tension, balancing genuinely sweet moments of friendship with the truly cringe-worthy realities of early experimentation.