Brahms: The Boy II (2020)

After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

Director:

William Brent Bell

Writers:

Stacey Menear, Stacey Menear (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Katie Holmes, Christopher Convery, Owain Yeoman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Katie Holmes	...	Liza
Christopher Convery	...	Jude
Owain Yeoman	...	Sean
Ralph Ineson	...	Joseph
Daphne Hoskins	...	Sophie
Keoni Rebeiro	...	Will
Joely Collins	...	Mary
Oliver Rice	...	Liam
Anjali Jay	...	Dr. Lawrence
Natalie Moon	...	Pamela

Storyline

The story is about a family moves to a house in a countryside after a son (Jude) and mother (Liza) both traumatised from an unexpected burglary. Jude finds a dirty, dusty porcelain doll and calls it Brahms. Everything then change in a sinister way because of the doll.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | second part | nurse | doctor | doll | 

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Taglines:

He's made a friend

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror, violence, disturbing images and thematic elements.

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the end credits, a man named Tom Cruise is credited as a chef. The film's star , Katie Holmes, was married to the actor Tom Cruise.

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Goofs

The newspaper article about the 1958 murders identifies the issue date as a Wednesday when that date was a Thursday.

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Quotes

Jude: [from the trailer] It's okay to be scared sometimes/it's fun to be scared sometimes
[first lines]
Jude: I gottcha good did I
[last lines]
Jude: [looking at his reflection only to see Brahms staring back at him] I think we're gonna like it here Brahms... as long as they follow the rules

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Connections

Referenced in Build: Young Actor Christopher Convery on the New Horror Movie, 'Brahms: The Boy II' (2020)

User Reviews

Not bad... but pretty predictable.

Let me start by saying, I LOVED THE FIRST ONE! It was so fresh and creepy and that TWIST! OMG! 😲

So I went in having high hopes for the sequel, especially since I saw it was same writer and director as the first one and they managed to attach Katie Holmes.

But I had to say I was highly disappointed with this movie. It checks off all the boxes, but it's kind of slow and pretty predictable. The plot could have been ramped up more as there was no real danger and the scares were pretty generic. And the final twist / 3rd act felt lackluster, especially when you compare to the 3rd act of the original.

Again, it's not a bad movie. You'll be entertained. It's just a missed opportunity in my opinion. The script needed a another pass.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA China Canada Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brahms: The Boy II

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,823,006, 23 February 2020

Gross USA:

$12,611,536

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,311,536

Company Credits

Production Co:

STX Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 91 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1