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The Boy is a 2016 horror and thriller film directed by William Brent Bell. The movie features Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Jim Norton, and Diana Hardcastle in the cast. It was produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and Vertigo Entertainment, with distribution handled by STX Entertainment. The narrative is set in England during the 2010s and centers on a haunted doll, exploring themes of cover-up, seclusion, and social isolation.
The film was filmed in British Columbia and composed by Bear McCreary. It has a runtime of 98 minutes and was released on video on demand. The production budget was 10,000,000, resulting in revenue of 73,929,392. The movie received a PG-13 rating and earned six nominations total. Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation and various review scores.
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Film · TMDB
6.0A 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.
Cast
- Lauren Cohan as Greta Evans
- Rupert Evans as Malcolm
- James Russell as Brahms Heelshire
- Jim Norton as Mr. Heelshire
- Diana Hardcastle as Mrs. Heelshire
- Ben Robson as Cole
Themes
- mask
- suicide
- fire
- england
- loss of loved one
- shower
- country house
- nanny
- murder
- mansion
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
107,626 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
31%
Metacritic
42/100
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- China
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Brahms: The Boy II
- Main subject
- neglect
- Director
- William Brent Bell
- Cast member
- Diana Hardcastle
- Composer
- Bear McCreary
- Producer
- Roy Lee
- Production company
- Lakeshore Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Daniel Pearl
- Narrative location
- England
- Filming location
- British Columbia
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 268250
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- theboymovie.tumblr.com
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- publication date
- 2016-00-00
- title
- The Boy
- film editor
- Brian Berdan
- distributed by
- STX Entertainment
- set in period
- 2010s
- narrative motif
- haunted doll
- different from
- The Boy
- review score
- 42/100
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