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The Boy

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 37m
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6.0/10
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The Boy (2016)
An American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll.
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An American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is r... Read allAn American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.An American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
95K
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POPULARITY
3,392
62
    • William Brent Bell
    • Stacey Menear
  • Stars
    • Lauren Cohan
    • Rupert Evans
    • James Russell
    • William Brent Bell
    • Stacey Menear
  • Stars
    • Lauren Cohan
    • Rupert Evans
    • James Russell
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    • 42Metascore
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    Diana Hardcastle, Jim Norton, and Lauren Cohan in The Boy (2016)
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    Lauren Cohan
    Lauren Cohan
    • Greta Evans
    Rupert Evans
    Rupert Evans
    • Malcolm
    James Russell
    James Russell
    • Brahms Heelshire
    Jim Norton
    Jim Norton
    • Mr. Heelshire
    Diana Hardcastle
    Diana Hardcastle
    • Mrs. Heelshire
    Ben Robson
    Ben Robson
    • Cole
    Jett Klyne
    • Brahms (Child)
    Lily Pater
    • Emily Cribbs
    Matthew Walker
    Matthew Walker
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    Stephanie Lemelin
    Stephanie Lemelin
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      • William Brent Bell
      • Stacey Menear
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    • Trivia
      Cast members actually used the doll ("Brahms") to prank each other on the set. On one occasion, one of the cast members propped the doll up outside of the other actor's bathroom in their trailer to scare them. Upon seeing this, they hurled the doll outside of their trailer and the crew had to repair it and make a replacement doll.
    • Goofs
      The telephone in the house makes the USA dead tone (blips) rather than the UK dead tone (a continuous tone).
    • Quotes

      Greta Evans: You wouldn't hurt me, would you, Brahms?

    • Connections
      Featured in FoundFlix: THE BOY (2016) Ending Explained (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      The Magic Flute, K.260, Act II: Der Hölle Rache
      Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performed by Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    User reviews442

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    9/10
    Not Your Typical Thriller
    Let's face it, dolls and poltergeists have been overdone in the past decades. It's always the same plot. However, it has NEVER been done like this. At first, it was a bit predictable. Nanny comes in, encounters creepy family, goes with the flow, experiences some disturbing shizz, still goes with the flow because continuity. There were some jumps that were nicely executed and it certainly kept the viewer interested. But movies like this usually head in one direction... This one, on the other hand, brought in something refreshing. I can honestly say I never saw the twist coming. There were very subtle hints, if any. Overall, it was above average yet unnerving. It wins a few points on creativity, so it's a 7.5. Rated it 9 to balance the score and encourage new opinions.
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    • Jan 23, 2016

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      • January 22, 2016 (United States)
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      • Craigdarroch Castle - 1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Lakeshore Entertainment
      • STX Entertainment
      • Huayi Brothers Media
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
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