A coming-of-age drama exploring trauma, unconventional bonding, and the search for identity amid family fracture.
With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.
Michael Cuesta
Rating: 6.7/10 (144 votes)