The Boy

The Boy

Every child needs to feel loved.

Rating

1.0 (1)

Release Date

1/22/2016

Runtime

98 mins

Overview

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

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$73,929,392

Homepage

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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

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Body horror

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