The Boys Are Back

The Boys Are Back

104 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 2009

When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.

The Boys Are Back

104 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 2009

The Boys Are Back
When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers BBC Films, Tiger Aspect Productions, Australian Film Finance Corporation, South Australian Film Corporation, Screen Australia, Hopscotch Productions, Southern Light Films
Original title The Boys Are Back
Directors Scott Hicks
Writers Simon Carr, Allan Cubitt

Cast

Clive Owen

as Joe Warr

Laura Fraser

as Katy Warr

Emma Booth

as Laura

George MacKay

as Harry Warr

Emma Lung

as Mia

Natasha Little

as Flick

Julia Blake

as Barbara

Chris Haywood

as Tom

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

as Tim Walker

Tommy Bastow

as Harry's Friend

Rupert Simonian

as Harry's Friend

Klayton Stainer

as Beach Kid

Erik Thomson

as Digby