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The Boy

The Boy

2016 · 98 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.0 (4,049 votes)
Dir. William Brent Bell · Starring Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson · Music Bear McCreary · The Boy Collection

“Every child needs to feel loved.”

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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.

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This film delivers a creeping sense of dread within a grand, isolated setting. It's an unsettling, suspenseful slow-burn that plays on psychological tension and gothic atmosphere, making you question what's real and what's imagined. Expect a subtly disturbing experience that lingers.

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