The Boy (2015)

An intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.

Director:

Craig William Macneill

Writers:

Craig William Macneill, Clay McLeod Chapman (novel)

Stars:

David Morse, Jared Breeze, Rainn Wilson

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Morse	...	John Henley
Jared Breeze	...	Ted Henley
Rainn Wilson	...	William Colby
Bill Sage	...	Sheriff Deacon Whit
Mike Vogel	...	Dad
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Mom
Aiden Lovekamp	...	Ben
David Valencia	...	Marcus
Sam Morse	...	Derek
Felipe Andrés Echavarría	...	Clayton
Luisa Brooke	...	Alyson
Amalia Santa Maria	...	Jennifer (as Amalia Santamaria)
Manuela Guerra	...	Sara
Hong Kyu Park	...	Tommy
Victoria Escobar	...	Lana

Storyline

An intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.

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Plot Keywords:

9 year old | murder | child with a knife | son murders father | patricide | 

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Taglines:

Evil Always Begins Somewhere.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film takes place in the summer of 1989.

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Goofs

The movie is set in 1989. When Ted and the other boy explore the sewer tunnel, Ted uses a multi-LED flashlight. LED flashlights were invented in 1998, and were not commercially available before 2001.

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Soundtracks

Make Me Baby
Written by James William Henterly and Patrick Neal Mezza
Performed by Jimmy From Detroit
Courtesy of RipTide Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Unusual and Absorbing

The reviewers who disliked this movie didn't understand it. It's more European in its pacing and story arc, not for the simple-minded or those who do no outside reading. It is the best movie I've yet seen on the genesis of a sociopath and murderer, but it'a "quiet" film and assumes the viewer may know at least SOMEthing about one of the biggest topics of the last 50 years, serial murderers, and how they got that way. This boy has no guidance or love, his father is too wounded to notice or be of any real help. David Morse is always good, and Rainn Wilson's performance was revelatory.

I liked The Boy and have been recommending it to people I know who will "get" it. It gave me the creeps.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Child

Filming Locations:

Colombia

Company Credits

Production Co:

SpectreVision, Chiller Films, Contento Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1