Boyhood
“12 years in the making.”
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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Cast
81 people
Ellar Coltrane
Mason
Known for
The Circle
The Good Lord Bird
Patricia Arquette
Mom
Known for
The Act
Severance
Ethan Hawke
Dad
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Lorelei Linklater
Samantha
Known for
Waking Life
Bomb City
Libby Villari
Grandma
Known for
Friday Night Lights
The Faculty
Marco Perella
Professor Bill Welbrock
Known for
Landman
The Devil's Candy
Brad Hawkins
Jim
Also in
VR Troopers
Continuum
Jamie Howard
Mindy
Andrew Villarreal
Randy
Also in
Artificial Flowers
Jenni Tooley
Annie
Known for
Bottle Rocket
Arlington Road
Zoe Graham
Sheena
Known for
Secret in Their Eyes
Scare Package
Charlie Sexton
Jimmy
Known for
The Good Lord Bird
Blaze
Richard Linklater Director · Lee Daniel Cinematographer Shane F. Kelly Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $48M · Budget $4M · United States release July 11, 2014
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$48,137,666
Gross vs. budget
12.0×
Production
IFC Productions
Production
Detour Filmproduction
Production
IFC Films
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2014
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · July 11, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States · December 9, 2014
Digital
United States
March 9, 2014 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
July 7, 2014 · Premiere · New York City, New York
August 15, 2014 · Theatrical
January 6, 2015 · Physical
April 25, 2015 · TV · Showtime
Australia
September 4, 2014 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Canada
July 6, 2014 · Theatrical
July 31, 2026 · Theatrical · 12th Anniversary Rerelease
Czechia
July 6, 2014 · Digital
Denmark
September 4, 2014 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 14, 2014 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
November 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
October 7, 2014 · Theatrical
France
July 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
June 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
September 11, 2014 · Theatrical
February 11, 2015 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
January 8, 2015 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 18, 2014 · Digital
Ireland
July 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Italy
October 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
November 14, 2014 · Digital
Lithuania
November 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 1, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 11, 2014 · Theatrical
November 28, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
December 30, 2016 · TV · NPO 3
New Zealand
August 28, 2014 · Theatrical
January 29, 2019 · Physical
Poland
July 31, 2014 · Digital
Portugal
November 27, 2014 · Theatrical
Romania
June 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 14, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
September 12, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Vietnam
March 6, 2015 · Theatrical
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