Handsome Devil

Ned Roche is a 16-year-old music fan who does not fit in at a boarding school where rugby dominates. When Conor Masters, a talented athlete, becomes his new roommate, the two seem to have nothing in common, and Conor initially keeps his distance. Over time they discover a shared interest in music and begin playing guitar together. A teacher notices their playing and encourages them to take part in a talent competition at a nearby girls' school, but an event puts their friendship under strain.

Handsome Devil was released in 2017. It is an Irish comedy-drama written and directed by John Butler, produced by Robert Walpole and Rebecca O'Flanagan for Treasure Entertainment and Windmill Lane Pictures, and runs 95 minutes. Fionn O'Shea plays Ned, Nicholas Galitzine plays Conor, and Andrew Scott appears as Dan Sherry, with Ardal O'Hanlon, Amy Huberman and Ruairí O'Connor in supporting roles.

Made for about 1 million US dollars, the film found a wide audience relative to its small budget. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7 out of 10 from around 19,000 votes, and on TMDB a rating of 7 out of 10 from 713 votes. A critics' rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 48 reviews places it slightly below the audience scores.