Julien Donkey-Boy
Seen it?1999 | 100 min | Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (30% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved Ordinary People or The Killing of a Sacred Deer, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister, anorexic aspiring wrestler brother, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed and abusive German father.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$80K worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 65K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Harmony Korine
- Ewen BremnerJulien
- Chloë SevignyPearl
- Werner HerzogFather
- Evan NeumannChris
- Joyce KorineGrandmama
- Alvin LawCard-Playing Neighbor
- Brian FiskPond boy
- Miriram MartinezTeenage Girl
- Edgar ErikksonBearded Man
- James MoixDancing Man