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The Lost Boys
80%
Movie
4h 34m
AI Analysis
The Lost Boys (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Lost Boys (1978) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: The story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER PAN for the five boys, and later adopts George, Jack, Peter, Michael, and Nicholas. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~274 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Lost Boys 80% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Lost Boys is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
80%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER PAN for the five boys, and later adopts George, Jack, Peter, Michael, and Nicholas.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-10-11
- Runtime
- 4h 34m
- TMDB rating
- 8.0
- TMDB ID
- 500645
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Where can I watch The Lost Boys (1978)?
The Lost Boys is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for The Lost Boys?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Lost Boys directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Lost Boys about?
The story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER PAN for the five boys, and later adopts George, Jack, Peter, Michael, and Nicholas.
Is there an AI analysis for The Lost Boys?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Lost Boys?
The official runtime for The Lost Boys is approximately 274 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Ian Holm
J.M. Barrie

Anna Cropper
Mary Hodgson

William Hootkins
Charles Frohman

Maureen O'Brien
Mary Barrie

Ann Bell
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies

Tim Pigott-Smith
Arthur Llewelyn Davies

Christopher Blake
George
- B
Barnaby Holm
George

Paul Holmes
George
- N
Nicholas Borton
Jack
- J
Jean-Benoît Louveaux
Peter
- S
Sebastian Buss
Michael

Peter Tuddenham
Doctor Rendel
- D
Diana Mahony
Mrs Arden
- G
George Ostime
Sir George Lewis
- H
Hugh Martin
Savoy Grill Manager
- P
Pamela Ruddock
Peter Pan

Zelah Clarke
Wendy
Audience notes
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