Movie

The Boy

2016 · 98 min

A slow, eerie watch that builds quiet dread through a creepy doll and a remote house, with a tense payoff.

Tagline: Every child needs to feel loved.
Overview: A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, obsession, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
obsession
family
trauma
Places: single country house
small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild