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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Movie Info
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Director -
William Brent Bell -
Producer -
Jim Wedaa , Roy Lee , Matt Berenson , Tom Rosenberg , Gary Lucchesi , Richard Wright -
Screenwriter -
Stacey Menear -
Distributor -
STX Entertainment -
Production Co -
Vertigo , STX Entertainment , Lakeshore Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Violence and Terror|Some Thematic Material) -
Genre -
Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 22, 2016, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 6, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$35.8M -
Runtime -
1h 37m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Atmos -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)