Directed by:
Richard LinklaterScreenplay:
Richard LinklaterCast:
Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Steven Chester Prince, Zoe Graham, Nick Krause, Evie Thompson, Tamara Jolaine (more)VOD (2)
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Filmed over the course of 12 years with the same actors, the film chronicles the childhood and coming of age of Mason, as well as his evolving relationship with his divorced parents. His story is revealed via snapshots of adolescence, from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations. (Criterion)
Cast
![Patricia Arquette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437929_62d658.jpg)
Patricia Arquette
USA
Best movies:
Ed Wood (1994)
Lost Highway (1997)
True Romance (1993)
![Ellar Coltrane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/726/161726130_11e64b.jpg)
Ellar Coltrane
USA
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
The Last Movie Star (2017)
Fast Food Nation (2006)
![Lorelei Linklater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/630/161630519_5ca47d.jpg)
Lorelei Linklater
Mexico
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Waking Life (2001)
Bomb City (2017)
![Ethan Hawke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/971/163971464_837bda.jpg)
Ethan Hawke
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Lord of War (2005)
Gattaca (1997)
Steven Chester Prince
Best movies:
Hot Shots! (1991)
Boyhood (2014)
American Underdog (2021)
![Zoe Graham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/298/159298282_6579b5.jpg)
Zoe Graham
USA
Best movies:
Rudderless (2014)
Boyhood (2014)
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
![Nick Krause](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456141_0849ba.jpg)
Nick Krause
USA
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Class Rank (2017)
The Descendants (2011)
Evie Thompson
USA
Tamara Jolaine
Best movies:
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
Boyhood (2014)
The Tree of Life (2011)
![Merrilee McCommas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/995/159995184_8e6fb2.jpg)
Merrilee McCommas
USA
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Bernie (2011)
Jennifer Griffin
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
North and South (1985) (series)
Boyhood (2014)
Chris Doubek
Best movies:
Babylon (2022)
Boyhood (2014)
Thunder Road (2018)
Libby Villari
USA
Best movies:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
A Perfect World (1993)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
![Shane Graham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/276/162276520_02e4dd.jpg)
Shane Graham
USA
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Ride (2018)
The Dead Don't Hurt (2023)
![Marco Perella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/276/162276537_fcfb56.jpg)
Marco Perella
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
A Perfect World (1993)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Mona Lee Fultz
Best movies:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Boyhood (2014)
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
Andrea Chen
USA
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Mistress America (2015)
Old Dogs (2009)
Johnny Walter
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Butcher Boys (2012)
Lazer Team (2015)
Jenni Tooley
USA
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Arlington Road (1999)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
![Savannah Welch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/678/165678312_7bd561.png)
Savannah Welch
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Song to Song (2017)