The Loneliest Boy in the World

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The Loneliest Boy in the World

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2022

1h 30m

Comedy

Horror

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THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD is billed as a modern fairytale--except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates, and social workers alike.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Oct 14, 2022

1.5/4

The film relies too heavily on cliche and hopes the audience won't notice.

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Simon Abrams

TheWrap

Oct 10, 2022

The gags tend to be so broad and lazy that it’s hard to imagine how this movie’s retro-bait sensibility will appeal to anyone other than the targets of this poisoned-apple crowdpleaser’s toothless criticism.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Aug 26, 2022

3/5

It’s a simple yet charming story that uses the sitcom format to satirize the nuclear family while offering the protagonist a chance for growth through escapism. The cute zombie comedy makes for an on-the-nose means of coping with death.

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Jul 24, 2023

The Loneliest Boy in the World was made for all the weirdos who never fit in when they were in high school. While the film may not have mastered the juggling act of horror, comedy, and coming of age, it certainly paves a path of its own.

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Rich Cross

Starburst

Nov 21, 2022

2/5

A surreal tale that aims to blend the corpse comedy of Weekend at Bernie’s with the macabre motifs of a Tim Burton fantasy, but which ends up strangely devoid of life.

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

Oct 31, 2022

3/5

Delivered with charm and confidence by director Martin Owen, this is a pretty wild ride that draws from horror-comedy classics but manages to forge its own weird world.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Dec 7, 2025

I don't even know how I know about this movie. It has many problems. One of them is being very forgetful. From what I REMEMBER... It was ok... I think...

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Jaime C

@RT13887713 Sep 9, 2025

If you like Swiss Army Man, Wilfred or Voices you will absolutely love this. Was such a sad story but so very cool and uplifting at the same time. Me and my girlfriend both gave it 10/10

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Locus P

@Locus Jun 15, 2025

This seems to be made for no one older than a young teenager. So maybe the rating should be higher. At its core, it's about a boy whose mother kept him from socialising with his peers, but he managed to gain confidence after he no longer had her influence in his life (after she died). I like unusual, quirky films, but this one was lacking charm. And it seems the whole story was all in his head, so it left me feeling pretty concerned for the girl the boy ended up with. He's really not okay. Someone please send help.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 27, 2025

LOL, 1.5 hours of horror comedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Julian S

@akajulianscott Feb 12, 2025

Charming and vibrant, with thoughtful reflections on loss and mistreatment, though it ultimately remains at a surface level.

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prawnda s

@RT72497680 May 16, 2023

it starts off pretty reasonably, with a few good jokes and some weird awkwardness, nice aesthetics and acting etc. the problem is that the script runs out of ideas right around where the movie should be picking up momentum, and it just has a little too much excessive gross out content. the pacing and the contrast between serious or comedic vs just outright disgusting stuff like watching the dad vomit up ooze for 10 minutes at the dinner table. it feels like we started out with an already niche product in terms of the concept, but the film alienates it's narrow remaining audience with a lack of commitment to either horror, drama, or comedy. it's just a little too much of everything at once, and i've seen enough stale jokes about losing body parts that the undead aspects of the film were probably the least appealing.

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THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD is billed as a modern fairytale--except with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates, and social workers alike.

Director: Martin Owen
Producer: Matt Williams, Pat Wintersgill, Piers Ashworth, Ryan Hamilton
Screenwriter: Piers Ashworth
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Great Point Media, Lip Sync, Future Artists Entertainment
Rating: R (Language and Violent Content)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2022
Runtime: 1h 30m

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