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Boys Are Back, The (2009) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Boys Are Back, The (2009) a score of 2.4716 out of 4

based on (58) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(30)

Good

(23)

Fair

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USA TODAY

Knowing that Artie is missing his mother but unsure how to comfort him, Joe stumbles upon the value of play....read the complete Boys Are Back, The (2009) review at USA TODAY

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ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)

Sure, some of the scenes in the movie probably could have been cut, because they don't work as well or might not be necessary to the overall story, but you'll definitely want to bring the hankies, because this moving drama is a real tearjerker and the the...read the complete Boys Are Back, The (2009) review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)

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The Onion A.V. Club

Back is a grey, unedifying slog from grief and hopelessness to parental semi-competence. It's a film about treasuring the small moments and minor victories of single parenthood that collectively never amounts to anything more than a big shrug....read the complete Boys Are Back, The (2009) review at The Onion A.V. Club