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The Boy (2016)

The Boy poster
Directed by
William Brent Bell
Genre
horror film, thriller film
Country
People's Republic of China, United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3,976 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman takes a job as a nanny for a reclusive couple. She discovers their child is actually a life-sized porcelain doll. She must follow strict rules to care for the doll as if it were real.

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What happens

The Boy is a 2016 horror film directed by William Brent Bell and written by Stacey Menear. The film stars Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans. It is an international co-production between China and the United States. Filming began on March 10, 2015, in Victoria, British Columbia. STXfilms released The Boy in the United States on January 22. The film grossed $64 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. A sequel, Brahms: The Boy II, was released on February 21, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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