The film entitled Boyhood (2014) by Richard Linklater is the object of this research analysis. This study aims at determining the achievement of the needs of the main character named Mason. In addition, this study also aims at analyze the characteristics of someone who has succeeded in self-actualization. As played by Mason in the film Boyhood (2014) using Abraham Maslow's theory, the hierarchy of human needs.
Descriptive quanlitative is the method chosen to analyze this research. The data were collected from movie and also scripts such as dialogues, monologues, and narrations. Several steps were taken to facilitate data collection in this study such as watching movies, reading scripts, identifying data, collecting data, grouping data and also reducing data.
Regarding this study, the result found that Mason, as the main character of the film Boyhood (2014), has achieved all the needs contained in Abraham Maslow's theory, the hierarchy of human needs, which are physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs. The second result found was that Mason has three characteristics of self-actualization, which are: democratic character, continuous appreciation, and creativity.

Keywords: boyhood, abraham maslow, hierarchy of the human needs, self-actualization, characteristic of self-actualized person.