Every child needs to feel loved.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell, Jim Norton, Diane Hardcastle, Ben Robson, Jett Klyne |
Director |
WIlliam Brent Bell |
Screenplay | Stacy Menear |
Music | Bear McCreary |
Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
Editing | Brian Berdan |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2016 |
Produced by | Huayi Brothers Media, Lakeshore Entertainment, STX Entertainment, Vertigo Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Horror |
Language | Low to mild, very infrequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Infrequent, moderate impact |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 14 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Die Burger Rozanne Els Die jaar se vrotste fliek is hier. | 2 | |
Cape Times Frank Scheck Spooky play time. | 5 | |
Metacritic.com 10 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 37 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer | 6 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 9 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Unoriginal but well-made ''creepy doll'' horror movie. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 63 users | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes users 13243 users | 10 | |
Internet 6909 Netizens The Boy is an original and entertaining horror thriller. | 12 | |
Average .. 42% | 8 |