Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
"Four walls. One faith. No identity."
ThumbScore
👍 73%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 67%
(RT: 67%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Dudley Sutton as Brother Tom
Alan Devlin as Father Damian
Bernard Manning as Rogers 855
John Travers as Liam Mercier 636
Is Song for a Raggy Boy good?
Most people think so. 73% audience score, estimated from 148 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 67%.
Overview
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline. Wikipedia ↗
