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Boychoir
The story of a rebellious kid with a remarkable gift who is challenged by a demanding teacher to make the most unlikely of dreams come true. Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.
4 June 1979
19 September 1978, Metairie, Louisiana, USA
16 May 1955, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA
14 June 1988, Plano, Texas, USA
March 27, 2015
I almost half-enjoyed the routine drama Boychoir. But then the closing credits rolled, and so did my eyes.
April 01, 2015
An imperious choirmaster (Dustin Hoffman) reluctantly takes a troubled 11-year-old (Garrett Wareing) with the voice of an angel under his wing in this delightful musical drama.
November 12, 2015
Boychoir has everything except the speech where someone says, "You're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a cliché," or however it goes.
December 31, 2015
[Boychoir] isn't quite an 'Inspirational Teacher Drama' (think Dead Poets Society), as it's more interested in family, how we nurture the gifts we're given, and the redemptive power of music.
April 02, 2016
This poor man's Whiplash never quite conveys the depths of its protagonists' struggles.
April 02, 2015
If it sounds like a Hallmark movie, that's because it is.
December 22, 2015
Director Francois Girard, who has made several other musically themed films, including "The Red Violin," has made a predictable movie here, with a by-the-numbers storyline.
April 02, 2015
There's nothing wrong with being uplifting, but something less predictable would have been refreshing.
March 31, 2015
Hoffman, naturally, makes his character interesting in the way that genius actors always do. Yet the film's storytelling struggles to match his level of skill.
July 06, 2015
You'll be screeching louder than the kids before the curtain falls.
April 27, 2016
The story arc is utterly predictable and its elements seem to have been assembled from a flat pack.