The Boys Are Back is a movie directed by Scott Hicks in 2009 and based on the book of the same name by Simon Carr, first published in 2000. The movie features Clive Owen, Emma Booth, Laura Fraser, George MacKay, Nicholas McAnulty, Julia Blake, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
Joe Warr is a British sports writer who lives in Australia with his second wife, Katy and his young son Artie. Katy is diagnosed with cancer and dies, forcing Joe to cope with the responsibilities of being a single parent. Joe’s teenage son from his first marriage, Harry, feels abandoned in the United Kingdom with his mother. Harry uses Katy’s death as an opportunity to try to build a relationship with his father, coming to visit him in Australia.
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Movie vs Book
Year
2009
Minutes
104
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Boys Are Back
Director: Scott Hicks
Country: Australia
Year: 2009
Length: 1h44m
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Year
2000
Pages
240
Book Rate
6.82
S: Goodreads
Book
The Boys Are Back
Original title: The Boys Are Back In Town
Author: Simon Carr
Country: Australia
First published in: 2000
Length: 240 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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