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Felix van Groeningen

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Felix van Groeningen
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
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Beautiful Boy (2018)
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Felix van Groeningen was born on 1 November 1977 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for Beautiful Boy (2018), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and The Misfortunates (2009).
BornNovember 1, 1977
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Steve Carell, Amy Ryan, Felix van Groeningen, and Timothée Chalamet at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)
Steve Carell, Amy Ryan, Felix van Groeningen, and Timothée Chalamet at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)
Amy Ryan, Felix van Groeningen, and Timothée Chalamet at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)
Steve Carell, Amy Ryan, Felix van Groeningen, and Timothée Chalamet at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)
Steve Carell, Amy Ryan, Felix van Groeningen, Dave Karger, and Timothée Chalamet at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)
Felix van Groeningen at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)
Steve Carell, Amy Ryan, Felix van Groeningen, and Timothée Chalamet at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)
Xavier Dolan, Warwick Thornton, Felix van Groeningen, Yaron Shani, and Scandar Copti

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Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, and Jack Dylan Grazer in Beautiful Boy (2018)
Beautiful Boy
7.3
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2018
Veerle Baetens and Johan Heldenbergh in The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
The Broken Circle Breakdown
7.7
  • Director
  • 2012
The Misfortunates (2009)
The Misfortunates
7.3
  • Director
  • 2009
The Eight Mountains (2022)
The Eight Mountains
7.8
  • Director
  • 2022

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Director

  • The Eight Mountains (2022)
    The Eight Mountains
  • Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, and Jack Dylan Grazer in Beautiful Boy (2018)
    Beautiful Boy
    • (directed by)
  • Stef Aerts in Belgica (2016)
    Belgica
  • Veerle Baetens and Johan Heldenbergh in The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
    The Broken Circle Breakdown
  • The Misfortunates (2009)
    The Misfortunates
  • Dagen zonder lief (2007)
    Dagen zonder lief
  • Steve + Sky (2004)
    Steve + Sky
  • 50CC (2000)
    50CC

Writer

  • The Eight Mountains (2022)
    The Eight Mountains
  • Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, and Jack Dylan Grazer in Beautiful Boy (2018)
    Beautiful Boy
  • Stef Aerts in Belgica (2016)
    Belgica
  • Veerle Baetens and Johan Heldenbergh in The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
    The Broken Circle Breakdown
  • The Misfortunates (2009)
    The Misfortunates
  • Dagen zonder lief (2007)
    Dagen zonder lief
  • Steve + Sky (2004)
    Steve + Sky
  • 50CC (2000)
    50CC

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • België-Turkije

Videos4

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:08
Official Trailer
From Life to Book to Screen
Featurette 4:16
From Life to Book to Screen
"Anatomy of a Crisis"
Featurette 3:08
"Anatomy of a Crisis"
'Beautiful Boy' Cast Break Down Their Most Difficult Scenes
Video 3:51
'Beautiful Boy' Cast Break Down Their Most Difficult Scenes

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    • November 1, 1977
    • Gent, Flanders, Belgium
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    Graduated from the KASK Film Academy in Ghent in 2000.
    • Strong Ghent accent

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