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The Boys Are Back (2009)
- PG-13
- 09/25/2009 (US)
- Drama
- 1h 44m
Inspired by a true story.
Overview
When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.
Scott Hicks
DirectorSimon Carr
NovelCast
![Clive Owen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ed0LT4wH1rUCviCFexd4XPZVHE1.jpg)
Clive Owen
Joe Warr![Laura Fraser's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4aD3xDLA22CIf6jdK0IAs75h8pp.jpg)
Laura Fraser
Katy Warr![Emma Booth's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9mxCaOgYPeXN2DtbjaKHIreiZNS.jpg)
Emma Booth
Laura![George MacKay's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wnDAg1CyCbBCklQAZ9I1dj5X6QY.jpg)
George MacKay
Harry Warr![Emma Lung's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7QPPEE1YTa3vAud9X88b1Y0ZeWV.jpg)
Emma Lung
Mia![Natasha Little's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hdgwb1zwtvcRjNiqIdSx0mnc0iU.jpg)
Natasha Little
Flick![Julia Blake's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7XMvNqHZyKFVr6BX8ysLBIuuPcQ.jpg)
Julia Blake
Barbara![Nicholas McAnulty's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5wRe1A5dsTqN35xcSKto0hT4lF8.jpg)