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The Butcher Boy

6.8R

MovieComedy, Drama19981h 50m

This little piggy laughed all the way home!

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.

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Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.

Directed by
Neil Jordan
Written by
Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Released
February 20, 1998
Runtime
1h 50m
Status
Released
Language
English
Countries
Ireland, United States of America
Studios
Geffen Pictures, Butcher Boy Film Productions
Box office
$5,000,000
  • Eamonn OwensFrancie Brady
  • AAlan BoyleJoe Purcell
  • Fiona ShawMrs. Nugent
  • Stephen ReaDa Brady
  • Ian HartUncle Arlo
  • Peter GowenLeddy
  • Sean McGinleySergeant
  • Aisling O'SullivanMa Brady
  • John KavanaghDr. Boyd
  • AAndrew FullertonPhillip Nugent
  • Rosaleen LinehanMrs. Canning
  • AAnita ReevesMrs. Coyle
  • Sinéad O'ConnorOur Lady/Colleen
  • Brendan GleesonFather Bubbles
  • Milo O'SheaFather Sullivan
  • Niall BuggyFather Dom
  • Ardal O'HanlonMr Purcell
  • Tom HickeyGardener
  • Gina MoxleyMary
  • JJoe PilkingtonCharlie McGlone

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  • deepkinoNovember 4, 2025

    A darkly comic and disturbing look at childhood gone wrong in 1960s Ireland. Between Francie Brady’s wild imagination, religious satire, and Sinead O’Connor as a vision of the Virgin Mary, it’s one of the most unique coming-of-age films I’ve ever seen. Funny, tragic, and haunting all at once! The film is a strange one, centering on a sweet and lovely kid who becomes a victim of ostracism.

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