The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Amstelfilm | Release Date: September 24, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSep 27, 2021
The absorbing rags-to-riches-to-rags story — a must for any classic film fan — is told in The Most Beautiful Boy in the World, directed by Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanNov 9, 2021
It’s a small, impressionistic, oddly heartfelt movie about beauty, stardom, adoration, exploitation, and loss. Oh, is it ever about loss. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 23, 2021
Andresen’s determination to rise above misfortune, and his hopes for himself, make this movie less than a total tragedy. But it’s an often shudder-inducing cautionary tale. Read full review
80
CineVueChristopher MachellJul 28, 2021
Andrésen became an overnight worldwide sensation and, through the lens of documentarians Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri, an object lesson in the exploitation of children by the entertainment industry. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 28, 2021
It is a desperately unhappy story, sympathetically told by film-makers Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedNov 1, 2021
A film five years in the making about the poisonous effects of movie fame on the young, this fascinating but dismally depressing Swedish documentary is well worth seeing, but never fully escapes the feeling that it’s all been seen before. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsSep 27, 2021
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World isn’t a perfect watch, and it's often confusing and confounding. But it gets at the heart of this forlorn figure, a once idol turned tragic Greek hero. It’s unflinching, and one of the most honest portraits of the pitfalls that can happen in child stardom. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 19, 2021
Kristina Lindstrom and Kristian Petri’s fascinating, if diffuse, documentary fills in that considerable blank in his public profile while making clear the lingering emotional impact of Andrésen’s brush with fame. Read full review
60
EmpireSophie Monks KaufmanJul 30, 2021
This documentary has value as a damning account of the film-world’s treatment of a child actor, yet as a piece of art and a personal portrait, its vagueness creates unease. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 23, 2021
The result is a cinematic curio in search of a more conclusive theme and emotional payoff. Read full review
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