December Boys

2007

Action / Drama / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 52% · 70 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 12663 12.7K

sea friendship beach orphanage hope adoption

Plot summary

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

Director

Rod Hardy Photo
Rod Hardy

Top cast

Daniel Radcliffe Photo
Daniel Radcliffe as Maps
Teresa Palmer Photo
Teresa Palmer as Lucy
Andy McPhee Photo
Andy McPhee as Foreman
Max Cullen Photo
Max Cullen as Narrator / Adult Misty
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by john-boyzo 7 / 10

Tender story beautifully filmed and acted

To Jlin from the Emerald Isle .. methinks you had a little too much of the Hard Stuff ;-)Whats it like to be an Orphan in the days of narrow mindedness and strange moral beliefs that were taught then ... this film portrays this well.Excellent Cinema Photography and composition with some excellent stills and excellent script too with some pot shots at the ridiculous order that Nuns were and are today :( with their strange methods at handling Orphans not to mention their narrow minded beliefs.The acting by the 4 orphan boys was very convincing as was the portrayal of how young boys behave like smoking after lights out in bed, or how the awareness of the opposite sex awakened their senses.The orphans were the stars without a doubt the other adults competent enough Jack Thomson was somewhat wooden in his role.To sum up an enjoyable film devoid of any nasties ... not a masterpiece by any means though.
Reviewed by john-boyzo 7 / 10

Tender story beautifully filmed and acted

To Jlin from the Emerald Isle .. methinks you had a little too much of the Hard Stuff ;-)Whats it like to be an Orphan in the days of narrow mindedness and strange moral beliefs that were taught then ... this film portrays this well.Excellent Cinema Photography and composition with some excellent stills and excellent script too with some pot shots at the ridiculous order that Nuns were and are today :( with their strange methods at handling Orphans not to mention their narrow minded beliefs.The acting by the 4 orphan boys was very convincing as was the portrayal of how young boys behave like smoking after lights out in bed, or how the awareness of the opposite sex awakened their senses.The orphans were the stars without a doubt the other adults competent enough Jack Thomson was somewhat wooden in his role.To sum up an enjoyable film devoid of any nasties ... not a masterpiece by any means though.
Reviewed by zutterjp48 7 / 10

Holiday at the sea

December Boys a a very nice story about 4 young orphans who travelled to the seaside and are thinking about their future.A story with dramatic moments but also with very sweet and happy moments.The cast is very good and the landscapes are marvelous.
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