The Boy

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.

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

Jett Klyne

as Young Brahms Heelshire

Lily Pater

as Emily Cribbs

Stephanie Lemelin

as Sandy (voice)

Matthew Walker

as Taxi Driver

Reviews

Frank Ochieng

Let’s face facts…it is inevitable that bad horror films and the new beginning of a movie season go together as systematically as skeleton bones to an unmarked grave. In either case, both scenarios are routinely realized and does not look to change at any time in the immediate future. Director Willia...

Reno

> When a nanny meets a boy who is a weird toy. So this is the other 'The Boy'. The last year film was a thriller-drama, but this is a horror-mystery. It feels like watching a classic horror film, especially because of the English atmosphere and the house where it was shot. A young American woman ...

Austin Singleton

One of the best horror movies I've watched in the last decade. Watch my full review here. http://www.hweird1reviews.com/allreviews//the-boy-review...

Gimly

Takes the tired old "Living Doll" premise and does okay with it by adding in a couple little spritzes of originality and a cast up to task. These two factors, as well as a pretty compelling third act almost salvage a good movie from this worn-out, boring premise. Almost. _Final rating:★★½ - Ha...

skyezero

I thought to myself, finally someone out there is making a movie on something which is an incredibly common phobia, this is going to be AMAZING! How wrong was I. After watching this movie I asked my partner what would she do in the females position of having to look after the porcelain Momma’s boy,...

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