Summary19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon) revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure (Stephen Graham). Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find himself chained i... Read More
Directed By:Jan Komasa
Written By:Bartek Bartosik, Naqqash Khalid
Heel
Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
56% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
39% Mixed
7 Reviews
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6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Mar 18, 2026
80
Boon’s already considerable charisma is somehow magnified by Tommy’s incarceration and Graham and Riseborough prove yet again that they can find humanity in even the most disturbing characters. Please let this not be their last joint project.
Mar 5, 2026
75
Good Boy is doggone exceptional when it comes to the powerhouse acting abilities of Graham and Boon, both of whom take on their roles to showcase opposite ends of the rehabilitation spectrum. But even with talent at the helm both in front of and behind the camera, Kosama’s disjointed thriller is predictable throughout and never reaches the emotionality it seeks from its audience.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
60% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
30% Mixed
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10% Negative
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May 25, 2026
8
Heel caught me completely unawares, wrapping me in a slow-burn nightmare that refuses to let go. With barely five key players, director Jan Komasa strips the genre down to its bare, brutal essentials. Stephen Graham and Anson Boon deliver extraordinary performances, creating a volatile, claustrophobic dynamic that carries the entire film. Every glance and silence feels weighted, building toward a final thirty minutes that delivers truly unexpected, jaw-dropping twists. I won't spoil the carnage, but avoid reading much beforehand... the surprise is essential. While this bleak, unconventional thriller isn't for everyone, it kept me fully engaged from start to finish. It's a bold, disturbing 8/10 gem that dares to explore the fine, fragile line between rehabilitation and tyranny. If you enjoy movies that leave you reeling and questioning everything, watch this immediately.
Mar 9, 2026
70
Under Komasa’s direction, the mix of fractured fable and terroristic morality play in Bartek Bartosik’s screenplay is absurd but potent, giving Heel enough psychologically twisted juju to nearly always feel like more than the sum of its parts.
Mar 5, 2026
67
Heel wants to have its cake and eat it too, to present this darkly comic absurdity while dipping back into reality only when it suits the film.
Mar 5, 2026
60
Thankfully, Boon, Graham, and Riseborough do enough to anchor the film and bring it home as it lands on a strangely poignant note both chilling and endearing.
Mar 24, 2026
50
Despite Boon matching Graham’s quiet intensity and Riseborough’s low frequency depression with a gnashing rebellious streak, the three performances can’t lift The Good Boy from the limitations of its own tethered melodrama.
May 6, 2026
0
Just, not an entertaining film. It's an experience so miserable I felt genuine pain.
Production Company:
- Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
- Skopia Film
Release Date:Mar 6, 2026
Duration:1 h 50 m
Awards
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Rome Film Fest
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
