The Boy

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The Boy

Released Aug 14, 2015

1h 45m

Drama

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A 9-year-old sociopath becomes increasingly fascinated with death.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

It makes no bones about the fact that there is something critically broken in Ted. The question for the audience is whether it is nature, nurture, or a mixture of both.

Sep 11, 2015

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

The Boy is a title that makes this movie sound innocuous. A more fitting header would be Portrait of the Serial Killer as a Young Boy.

Sep 1, 2015

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Andy Webster

New York Times

Mr. Macneill and his co-screenwriter, Clay McLeod Chapman, have developed a feature stunning to behold if somewhat unpersuasive in narrative.

Aug 20, 2015

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

So dark and so deep... really authentic.

Rated: 9/10

May 12, 2021

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Molly Henery

The Blogging Banshee

With how slow the film is, and the fact that all the action only really occurs within the last 15 minutes of the film (and even then it isn't that action packed), I would say this film is definitely not for everyone.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 2, 2018

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Heather Wixson

Daily Dead

A thoughtful story that is as touching as it is unnerving, The Boy is an unflinching & powerfully poetic examination of the human psyche that never passes judgment on its titular character, even after he's unleashed his inner lunatic on the world.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 6, 2016

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A portrait of a very disturbed mind makes for a very memorable watch though

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Elvis D

Este dramático thriller independiente es el retrato de un niño en su desarrollo como psicópata. La historia va enfocándose en la psicología de este joven afectado por la soledad. Muchas veces se dice que la soledad y la falta de socializar puede afectar de cierta manera la mente de un niño dependiendo de la psicología del mismo. En este caso vemos a un niño que es claramente muy psicológicamente frágil al punto de perder la cordura. Los primeros minutos de película muestran caras señales. El resto es todo un drama bastante lento que llega a aburrir. No profundiza lo suficientemente para generar más fascinación hacia el desarrollo del niño. Simplemente, tira guiños y pistas hasta que en los últimos minutos de película finalmente se ve que la mente del niño ha llegado a su límite. El final compensa el tiempo invertido en la película, ya que lo que ocurre al final es brutal. Se aprecia bastante la actuación del niño y a pesar de que el guion ofrece una interesante premisa, su ejecución es vaga. Talvez por el presupuesto invertido hubo una limitación al momento de plasmar la película, pero de no haberse enfocado tanto en el drama, la película podría haber generado más intereses en vez de sentirse como otra película olvidable. The Boy es una película mediocre y olvidable, pero al menos trato de ser un retrato lo suficientemente realista sobre como el mal nace a partir de la niñez. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 6/10.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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Audience Member

Great flick...slow burn.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

One of the best little (No pun intended) Psycho movies of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

I think this is right back to the basics of psycho thrillers... It's not a a horror movie it's a suspense thriller...and it's eerie a d it's captivating and for the zombies who just want tasteless laughs and cgi and horrible storiylines.... This.movie is NOT.FOR.YOU

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Much better than expected. Disturbing, thoughtful, sad,intricate, great acting, smart but slow. The last line will become a classic quote. David Morse shines. The boy is chilling.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Synopsis

A 9-year-old sociopath becomes increasingly fascinated with death.

Director: Craig William Macneill
Producer: Douglas Brown, Andrés Calderón, Daniel Noah, Sharon Lopez
Screenwriter: Craig William Macneill, Clay McLeod Chapman
Production Co: SpectreVision, Contento Films , Chiller Films
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2015
Runtime: 1h 45m

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