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54% Critic Match
Boys
“No one stays innocent forever.”
5.4 / 10• 1996• 1h 26m•PG-13• English
RomanceDramaMystery
Storyline
Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine. The moment arrives when he stumbles upon a woman, Patty Vare, unconscious in a field. Deciding to risk it, John takes her to his dorm to look after her, much to the disapproval of his friends. John's decision proves fateful as he and Patty grow close to one another. However, she may be keeping secrets from him.
Cast & Crew
Winona Ryder
Patty Vare
Lead
Lukas Haas
John Baker Jr.
John C. Reilly
Officer Kellogg Curry
James Le Gros
Fenton Ray
Skeet Ulrich
Bud Valentine
Wiley Wiggins
John Phillips
Catherine Keener
Jilly
Jessica Harper
Mrs. John Baker
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stacy Cochran's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Boys is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
