"The . . . Boy" Films
by dgranger | created - 12 May 2017 | updated - 13 May 2017 | PublicThese are movies with relatively short one, two, or three word titles that ends with last three letters of the last word "Boy" or "Boys". They usually begin with the word "The" or "That" and point to a specific characters in the film. Which film is your favorite? To discuss the list, click here.
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1. The Winslow Boy (1948)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke, Basil Radford, Margaret Leighton
Votes: 1,815
This is the story of an actual trial goes much deeper. The important question is at what point is a person old enough and mature enough to have the right to a trial and consititutional rights?
2. The Geisha Boy (1958)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy
Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Marie McDonald, Sessue Hayakawa, Barton MacLane
Votes: 2,127
3. The Bellboy (1960)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy
Mute bellboy Stanley works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In spite of being a serviceable and friendly employee, the clumsy Stanley gets successively into trouble with his mistakes.
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry, Bob Clayton, Sonnie Sands
Votes: 4,805
4. The Errand Boy (1961)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Family
A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a Hollywood studio lot, wreaking havoc as he goes.
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear, Dick Wesson
Votes: 2,162
5. The Waterboy (1998)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Sport
A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
Director: Frank Coraci | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk
Votes: 178,450 | Gross: $161.49M
6. The Lost Boys (1987)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 161,261 | Gross: $32.22M
7. The Wog Boy (2000)
92 min | Comedy
When a 'dole bludging' Greek gains national fame following a television appearance, he's recruited by a political party as the face of their campaign to improve the country's unemployment rate.
Director: Aleksi Vellis | Stars: Nick Giannopoulos, Lucy Bell, Vince Colosimo, Geraldine Turner
Votes: 2,315
8. The Sunshine Boys (I) (1975)
PG | 111 min | Comedy
A vaudeville duo agree to reunite for a television special, but it turns out that they can't stand each other.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin, Lee Meredith
Votes: 6,708
9. The Butcher Boy (1997)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle
Votes: 11,475 | Gross: $1.82M
10. The Cowboys (1972)
GP | 134 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers is trailing them.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst
Votes: 15,869 | Gross: $16.35M
11. The Mudge Boy (2003)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Burke | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Richard Jenkins, Tom Guiry, Pablo Schreiber
Votes: 4,691
12. The Hardy Boys (2012)
76 min | Mystery
Director: John Kurzweil | Stars: John Paul Thurau, Andrew Kuenstle, Samantha Flanders, Andy LaFave
Votes: 13
13. The Paperboy (2012)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Zac Efron
Votes: 39,667 | Gross: $0.69M
14. The Paperboy (1994)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A homicidal twelve-year-old paperboy becomes obsessed with a woman and her daughter next-door, and he'll do anything to make his fantasy of the "perfect family" come alive.
Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut, Brigid Tierney, William Katt
Votes: 1,462
15. The Winslow Boy (1999)
G | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Following the theft of a postal order, a 14-year-old cadet is expelled from Naval College. To save the honour of the boy and his family, the pre-eminent barrister of the day is engaged to take on the might of the Admiralty.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam, Nigel Hawthorne, Matthew Pidgeon
Votes: 9,452 | Gross: $3.96M
16. Astro Boy (2009)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When an android replica of a boy is rejected by his aggrieved creator, he goes off to find his own identity in an adventure that would make him the greatest hero of his time.
Director: David Bowers | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron
Votes: 39,897 | Gross: $19.55M
17. Hellboy (2004)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, John Hurt
Votes: 350,195 | Gross: $59.62M
18. The Newton Boys (1998)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 12,387 | Gross: $10.30M
19. The History Boys (2006)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Clive Merrison, Samuel Anderson
Votes: 21,423 | Gross: $2.71M
20. The War Boys (2009)
Unrated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Three young vigilantes huddle on la linea ready to chase illegals back across the border into Mexico... but they soon learn that there are borderlines deep within each one of them that each of them has to cross.
Director: Ron Daniels | Stars: Victor Rasuk, Brian J. Smith, Benjamin Walker, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 1,905
21. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Director: Steve Kloves | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges, Ellie Raab
Votes: 25,858 | Gross: $18.10M
22. The Pool Boys (2009)
R | 107 min | Comedy
A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women in the world's oldest profession.
Director: J.B. Rogers | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Brett Davern, Efren Ramirez, Rachelle Lefevre
Votes: 2,698
23. The Jerky Boys (1995)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Crime
A hilarious prank phone call pushes the buttons of an angry mob boss.
Director: James Melkonian | Stars: John G. Brennan, Kamal Ahmed, Alan Arkin, William Hickey
Votes: 2,806 | Gross: $7.56M
24. The Bromley Boys (2018)
106 min | Comedy
A young teenager, a devoted fan of the worst football team in Britain, discovers a secret that could change the club forever.
Director: Steve M Kelly | Stars: Brenock O'Connor, Jamie Foreman, Alan Davies, Martine McCutcheon
Votes: 4,695
25. The Zero Boys (1986)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Thriller, Horror
A group of friends travel to a wilderness area to play a survival game. Soon they unexpectedly find themselves in a real-life survival situation.
Director: Nico Mastorakis | Stars: Daniel Hirsch, Kelli Maroney, Nicole Rio, Tom Shell
Votes: 2,781
26. The Whoopee Boys (1986)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
Two obnoxious and dim-witted misfits attempt to save a school for needy children by attempting to sneak into the wealthy high society of Palm Beach to get the money needed for their cause.
Director: John Byrum | Stars: Michael O'Keefe, Paul Rodriguez, Denholm Elliott, Carole Shelley
Votes: 944 | Gross: $0.44M
27. Wonder Boy (1951)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
A child pianist (Bobby Henrey) is exploited by his manager who plans to adopt him. His governess helps him to get away, where he befriends some colourful characters and acquires a faithful pet dog.
Director: Karl Hartl | Stars: Bobby Henrey, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Muriel Aked, Oskar Werner
Votes: 36
28. About a Boy (2002)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Will, who attends single parent meetings to woo women, meets Marcus, a troubled 12-year-old boy. As they become friends, Will learns to be responsible while he helps Marcus with his studies.
Directors: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Sharon Small
Votes: 191,718 | Gross: $41.39M
29. Wonder Boys (2000)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 66,611 | Gross: $19.39M
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