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The Boy

2016 ·1h 38m · ★ 6.0 (3,928)

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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Director

William Brent Bell William Brent Bell
8 horror films in catalog
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The Boy 2016
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
71
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Setting

Mansion

Content Warnings

Child in DangerDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

broken mirrorburn victimcountry housedollenglandfireloss of loved onemaskmurdernannysecret passagewayshowersuicide

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