When the Bough Breaks

A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

Cast

Morris Chestnut

as John Taylor

Regina Hall

as Laura Taylor

Jaz Sinclair

as Anna Walsh

Romany Malco

as Todd Decker

Michael Kenneth Williams

as Roland White

Glenn Morshower

as Martin Cooper

Theo Rossi

as Mike Mitchell

GiGi Erneta

as Dr. Grace Park

Micheal K. Douglas

as Party Worker

Christina Bach

as Clerk

Reviews

Frank Ochieng

The woefully generic **When the Bough Breaks** has the gloss factor going for it to a certain extent. Truthfully, its presentable package of panicky polish includes a stylish suspense piece highlighting an attractive cast involved in familiar dramatic cable-TV inspired shrugs and false jolts. Of cou...

Reno

**It's like a falling tree dropping a seed on the ground.** I have to agree with the film critics on this one. Felt like I have already seen this film, but it turned out to be a very familiar thriller theme. It had plenty of issues and the first thing was the main plot in which the story built on...

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