The New Boy Movie (2023): Where to watch and stream online

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You can stream The New Boy on: Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home

The New Boy

2023, Movie, 1h 56min

In 1940s Australia, a nameless nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery overseen by a renegade nun, where his presence disturbs its delicately balanced world.

Country: United Kingdom,Australia

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Reviews

Critic Ella Kemp

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Thornton’s cinema is one of enormous, orchestral music and vast landscapes that envelop and invite us in, even if you feel like you don’t know where you’re going or shouldn’t be allowed to look around.

Read full review at Indie Wire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...only a period setting would give us the spectacle of Blanchett in the complete picturesque nun outfit, now a rarity in the modern age.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Charles Bramesco

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An ambitious undertaking by one of Australia’s best.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Critic John Nugent

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It is a curious confection, with a tone that flits between a serious study of colonialism and religion, and something more fantastical or supernatural.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Jim Vorel

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Gorgeously shot and intellectually/emotionally provoking, the film tantalizes with transcendent revelations but is simultaneously unbalanced in how it approaches its characters and minimalist storytelling.

Read full review at Paste Magazine

Critic Kat Halstead

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Debut actor Reid proves a strong on-screen presence in the title role of writer-director Warwick Thornton's fantasy drama.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Frequently asked questions

What is The New Boy about? Toggle content

In the movie "The New Boy," a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy is taken to a remote monastery after being captured by police. Sister Eileen, a renegade nun who runs the place, claims that the priest there is still alive, although he has been dead for a year. The boy struggles at first to fit in with the other boys who live and work there, but he eventually becomes accepted after displaying mysterious supernatural powers. When a large statue of Jesus arrives at the monastery church, the boy becomes drawn to it and starts to experience stigmata. Sister Eileen sees this as a sign of his embracing Christianity and decides to baptize him. He loses his supernatural abilities as a result, but begins to live a new life wearing clothes and footwear. However, his future remains uncertain as he is torn between two different worlds - his Aboriginal heritage and his new life at the monastery."

Where can I stream The New Boy? Toggle content

You can stream The New Boy on: Hulu Apple TV Amazon Store Fandango at Home

What movies are similar to The New Boy? Toggle content

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When was The New Boy released for streaming? Toggle content

The New Boy was released for streaming on May 30, 2025.