
The Boy
Every child needs to feel loved.
Rating
1.0 (1)
Release Date
1/22/2016Runtime
98 minsOverview
A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$10,000,000Revenue
$73,929,392Homepage
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A slow-building unease settles in as a nanny arrives to care for what she believes is a troubled child, only to discover the uncanny truth at the heart of this isolated household. The film transforms a simple premise into a haunting meditation on grief and the lengths parents go to deny loss.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedClaustrophobicMelancholic
Themes
GriefFamilyIsolation
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Single location
Heads up
Body horror
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