A Mother's Confession vs Beautiful Boy

A Mother's Confession has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Beautiful Boy). A Mother's Confession is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 59m. Beautiful Boy is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Mother's Confession posterA Mother's Confession2025 VS Beautiful Boy posterBeautiful Boy2018
A Mother's ConfessionBeautiful Boy
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.6/10
Year20252018
Length1h 53m1h 59m
GenresCrime, DramaDrama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorMaya TableFelix van Groeningen
Main castCiera Angelia, Raymond Seay, George Murray Jr., Brandon McGee, Keon BlackJulian Works, Maura Tierney, Timothy Hutton, Amy Ryan, Timothée Chalamet

Synopsis

A Mother's Confession

When a gang shooting leaves her son in a coma, a single mother grapples with faith and morality as she seeks vengeance against the perpetrator.

Beautiful Boy

After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.

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