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      The Boy

      PG-13 Released Jan 22, 2016 1h 37m Horror Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for The Boy: Trailer 2 List
      31% 65 Reviews Tomatometer 38% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score A young American named Greta (Lauren Cohan) takes a job as a nanny for an 8-year-old boy in a remote English village. To her surprise, Greta learns that the child of her new employers is a life-size doll. They care for the doll as if it was human, which helps the couple to cope with the death of their own son 20 years earlier. When Greta violates a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring her worst fears to life, leading her to believe that the doll is alive. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 07 Buy Now

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      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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      Eduarda O O filme é fraco pra cacete e todo mundo sabe disso. A direção é podre, a história é podre, é tudo podre. Mas tem um plot twist… dos BONS, hein, mané? NINGUÉM esperava e S-A-L-V-O-U a historia. Nada a mais a pontuar: Filme ruim mas com um plotão. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Laxs G bad movie, environment that tries to be terrifying but is only awful, bad acting, stupid script, without a fuss music, HORRIBLE development, meaningless characters, and horrible creativity, the only redeemable thing is the ugly doll they used to try to cause terror, but sometimes it's cringe, It's only scary with the screamers, but other than that there's nothing scary about this garbage. I would never recommend it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Jeff M I suppose the highest compliment I can bestow upon this picture is that it isn't nearly as horrendous as the plot description would suggest. In fact, I will admit there was a time or two that I became caught up in the story to the extent that when something happens to the doll 3/4 of the way through the movie, I felt a twinge of shock and concern. I should stop right now and make clear that this is not a very good movie; but it's shockingly not a very bad movie either. I can't say I was scared at all at any time, but I was marginally intrigued as to where the story was taking us. Cohan and Evans are both attractive actors, and they deserve a lot of credit for helping create a sense of credibility in a story that is essentially nonsense. It's not something I would watch again, and I'll probably forget I watched it at all in a week's time, but it held my attention, and it certainly relies more on suspense and intrigue than blood and gore. And for that I can't help but give it a faint pat on the back. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Fran K Hauntingly and wickedly twisted Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review Fleegle B A good movie but I wish the doll looked more scary Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review Keith N Absolute garbage, this is the worst horror movie I've ever seen in my whole life Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com While I can't say what transpires ends up making The Boy a bad film, it does have the unfortunate effect of making it a less interesting one. Rated: 2/4 Aug 16, 2016 Full Review Scott Tobias Uproxx With a little more courage and a lot more craft, Brahms could have been the next Chucky or Annabelle. Instead the little creep is as harmless as a rag doll. Aug 16, 2016 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Chesapeake Family Magazine The doldrums of January horror continue with The Boy, another subpar genre offering. Rated: 1/5 Aug 2, 2016 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Forgettable in a way that many PG-13 horror movies are, but just weird enough to set it apart from the crowd. Rated: 3/5 May 12, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review In an age where Hollywood is obsessed with demonic spirit possessions, poltergeists, and other ghostly hauntings, The Boy is a refreshing change of pace with fine acting and an effective production. Rated: 3/4 Apr 22, 2022 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine While The Boy has a nicely creepy atmosphere and tone, it rarely undertakes anything that has not been done before. Rated: 5/10 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A young American named Greta (Lauren Cohan) takes a job as a nanny for an 8-year-old boy in a remote English village. To her surprise, Greta learns that the child of her new employers is a life-size doll. They care for the doll as if it was human, which helps the couple to cope with the death of their own son 20 years earlier. When Greta violates a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring her worst fears to life, leading her to believe that the doll is alive.
      Director
      William Brent Bell
      Producer
      Eric Reid, David Kern, John Powers Middleton, Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson, Oren Aviv, Zhongjun Wang, Zhonglei Wang, Donald Tang
      Screenwriter
      Stacey Menear
      Distributor
      STX Entertainment
      Production Co
      Lakeshore Entertainment, Vertigo, STX 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)
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