The book and the film follow David Sheff’s son, Nic Sheff, through his addiction journey. The book and the film have been praised for their honesty in depicting what drug addiction looks like.

Nic Sheff is a columnist for The Fix and the author of two memoirs about his struggles with addiction, the New York Times-bestselling Tweak and We All Fall Down.

Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff – and tells the brutal story of addiction through the lens of Nic's (played by Chalamet) father David (played by Steve Carell). In an eye-opening ...

Teenager Nicolas Sheff (Timothée Chalamet ... his own regular contact with and involvement from Vicki throughout Nic’s addiction. Indeed, he explains that the pair shared a “particular ...

His co-star, Steve Carell, eventually stepped in. Playing meth-addicted Nic Sheff, Chalamet’s transformation was intense – pushing his body to the limit for the memoir-based drama. That meant ...

The film is based on David Sheff's novel Beautiful Boy ... recount of the struggles he went through while dealing with Nic's addiction. The film was digitally released as a Prime Video original ...