Where can I watch “The Butcher Boy” legally online?

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Where to Watch The Butcher Boy (1998) (Legally)

This little piggy laughed all the way home!

Feb 20, 1998 IE 110 min 15

6.8 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

126 votes

Comedy Drama

Where can I watch “The Butcher Boy” legally?

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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1998), without spoilers.

Genre-wise, it leans into Comedy, Drama, with a runtime around 110 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 6.8/10 from about 126 votes.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

friendship, suicide, based on novel or book, pig, boarding school, angel, difficult childhood, dark comedy, insane asylum, alcoholism, murder, ireland

Official trailer

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Plot

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.