Boys on the Outside
Seen it?1990 | 110 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he's met by Vita, a girl who's come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 59%
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marco Risi
- Francesco BenignoNatale Sperandeo
- Alessandra Di SanzoMario 'Mery' Libassi
- Roberto MarianoAntonio Patanè
- Maurizio ProlloClaudio Catalano
- Alfredo Li BassiCarmelo Vella
- Salvatore TerminiGiovanni 'King Kong' Termini
- Filippo GenzardiMatteo Mondello
- Vincenza AttardoVita
- Carlo BerrettaSalvatore 'Salvo' Sperandeo
- Giuseppe PiricoMarcello