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White Boy Rick
Directed by Yann Demange · starring Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt and Bel Powley
- 5 from the press
- 5.4 · 4 votes
White Boy Rick: reviews
- 5.8 AverageMovieNCo
- 5.4 Users4 votes
- 6.2 Critics5 reviews
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5.4 4 votes
What the critics say average 6.2 from 5
- 8.7 New York PostJohnny Oleksinski
Watching this young man's life fall apart because of his destructive community and family is harrowing.
Read - 6.2 The Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
'White Boy Rick' is an engrossing-enough cautionary tale, if that's what it is. It's even an entertaining one, in an unsavory kind of way.
Read - 6.0 Rolling StoneDavid Fear
It doesn't turn into another 'Goodfellas' story of crime and irony, [but] isn't saying much about the Reagan-era War on Drugs that you haven't heard before.
Read - 5.0 USA TodayBrian Truitt
'White Boy Rick' works better as a working-class father/son drama than a cautionary tale about the American judicial system, though it never comes together satisfactorily as either.
Read - 5.0 VarietyPeter Debruge
White Boy Rick ultimately feels like a glorified TV movie, albeit with a better cast and a much hipper score.
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Questions about the reviews of White Boy Rick
- What score does White Boy Rick have?
- Readers give it 5.4 (4 votes). The critics, 6.2 on average from 5 reviews.
- What do the critics say about White Boy Rick?
- The highest score is New York Post’s (8.7) and the lowest Variety’s (5.0).