The Boy could have gone in any number of scary or interesting directions, but instead settles for usual jump scares scattered throughout a pedestrian plot.
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          Director 
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            William Brent Bell 
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          Producer 
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            Jim Wedaa , Roy Lee , Matt Berenson , Tom Rosenberg , Gary Lucchesi , Richard Wright 
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          Screenwriter 
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            Stacey Menear 
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          Distributor 
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            STX Entertainment 
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          Production Co 
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            Vertigo , STX Entertainment , Lakeshore Entertainment 
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          Rating 
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            PG-13 (Violence and Terror|Some Thematic Material) 
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          Genre 
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            Horror , Mystery & Thriller 
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          Original Language 
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            English 
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          Release Date (Theaters) 
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            Jan 22, 2016, Wide 
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          Release Date (Streaming) 
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            Sep 6, 2016 
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          Box Office (Gross USA) 
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            $35.8M 
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          Runtime 
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            1h 37m 
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          Sound Mix 
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            Dolby Atmos 
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          Aspect Ratio 
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            Scope (2.35:1) 
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