With a star-studded cast including Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, and Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased is based on the true story of a small-town teen who must make the wrenching choice between his religious family and his authentic self. Hedges (who nabbed an Oscar nomination for his role in Manchester by the Sea) plays the son of a Baptist preacher who enrolls in a violently soul-crushing gay conversion program to avoid being shunned by his family, friends, and church.