The Boys Are Back
“Inspired by a true story.”
When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.
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Cast
16 people
Clive Owen
Joe Warr
Known for
Children of Men
Inside Man
Laura Fraser
Katy Warr
Known for
Breaking Bad
A Knight's Tale
Emma Booth
Laura
Known for
Glitch
Extinction
George MacKay
Harry Warr
Known for
1917
Captain Fantastic
Emma Lung
Mia
Known for
Triangle
Wolf Like Me
Natasha Little
Flick
Known for
The Night Manager
War of the Worlds
Julia Blake
Barbara
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Salem's Lot
Nicholas McAnulty
Artie
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Chris Haywood
Tom
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Quigley Down Under
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Tim Walker
Known for
Pitch Black
Pine Gap
Tommy Bastow
Harry's Friend
Known for
Shōgun
The Crossing
Rupert Simonian
Harry's Friend
Known for
Peter Pan
Appropriate Adult
Scott Hicks Director · Simon Carr Author Hal Lindes Composer
Worldwide gross $3.2M · United States release September 25, 2009 · Produced in Australia, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,185,839
Production
Australian Film Finance Corporation
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BBC Film
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Hopscotch Productions
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Screen Australia
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Southern Light Films
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Tiger Aspect
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South Australian Film Corporation
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Tiger Aspect Productions
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Australia · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 15, 2009
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 25, 2009
Theatrical
Canada
September 25, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Toronto
France
September 11, 2015 · TV · ARTE
Germany
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 22, 2010 · Digital
Russia
April 22, 2010 · Theatrical
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