Boy A vs GoodFellas

GoodFellas has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Boy A). Boy A is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 25m. GoodFellas is the older of the two (1990 against 2007). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Boy A posterBoy A2007 VS GoodFellas posterGoodFellas1990
Boy AGoodFellas
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.5/10
Year20071990
Length1h 46m2h 25m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama
Country––
DirectorJohn CrowleyMartin Scorsese
Main castPeter Mullan, Jeremy Swift, Shaun Evans, Andrew Garfield, Tilly VosburghRay Liotta, Robert De Niro, Frank Vincent, Tony Darrow, Lorraine Bracco

Synopsis

Boy A

Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the road one day, Jack notices a distressed child, and, after reuniting the girl with her family, becomes a local celebrity. But when a local newspaper unearths his past, Jack must cope with the anger of citizens who fear for the safety of their children.

GoodFellas

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

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