Find where to watch The Butcher Boy (1998), a movie. Check streaming availability, rental, and purchase options on WhereCanIWatch.tv.
About
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.
The rain-soaked streets of 1960s Ireland provide a bleak, hallucinatory backdrop for a young boy’s crumbling sanity. As his domestic reality fractures, his vivid childhood fantasies morph into a terrifyingly dark survival mechanism.
Trailer
Director
Neil Jordan
Cast
Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart, Peter Gowen, Sean McGinley, Aisling O'Sullivan, John Kavanagh, Andrew Fullerton
You might also like
See all →
Best way to watch
0 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
Last verified 23 days ago
The Butcher Boy
IMDb
6.8/10
RT Critics
79%
Director
Neil Jordan
Cast
Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart, Peter Gowen, Sean McGinley, Aisling O'Sullivan, John Kavanagh, Andrew Fullerton
0 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
All Options
No streaming availability found yet.
Keep browsing: New Releases · Popular Movies · Comedy · Drama
friendship · suicide · based on novel or book · pig · boarding school · angel · difficult childhood · dark comedy · insane asylum · alcoholism
The Butcher Boy (1998) streaming availability is currently being verified. Availability last verified June 22, 2026.