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The Bay Boy
58%
Movie
1h 47m
AI Analysis
The Bay Boy (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Bay Boy (1984) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with nostalgic and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces various growing-up problems: Should he become a priest? What should he do about the murder he witnessed, committed by a local cop and upstanding parishioner? And how far should he go with his girlfriend, who happens to … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~107 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Bay Boy 58% (17 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 17 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces various growing-up problems: Should he become a priest? What should he do about the murder he witnessed, committed by a local cop and upstanding parishioner? And how far should he go with his girlfriend, who happens to be the murderer's daughter?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-09-06
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 71445
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What is The Bay Boy about?
A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces various growing-up problems: Should he become a priest? What should he do about the murder he witne... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Bay Boy?
The official runtime for The Bay Boy is approximately 107 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Liv Ullmann
Jenny Campbell

Kiefer Sutherland
Donald Campbell

Peter Donat
Will Campbell

Alan Scarfe
Sergeant Tom Coldwell

Mathieu Carrière
Father Chaisson

Chris Wiggins
Chief Charlie McInnes
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Thomas Peacocke
Father McKinnon

Isabelle Mejias
Mary McNeil
- J
Jane McKinnon
Dianna Coldwell
- L
Leah Pinsent
Saxon Coldwell
- P
Peter Spence

Josephine Chaplin

Pauline Lafont
- R
Roy McMullin
- K
Kathy McGuire
- R
Robbie Gallivan
- R
Robert Taylor
Paddy O'Neil
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