The Boy

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The Boy

2015,

1h 45m,

Drama/

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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70%

23 Reviews

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38%

500+ Ratings

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70%

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23 Reviews

38%

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500+ Ratings

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

Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Sep 11, 2015

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.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Sep 1, 2015

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.

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Andy Webster

New York Times

Aug 20, 2015

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

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 15, 2026

B

Clean, lumbering sound design operates to keep us invested in 'The Boy''s emotionscape and its overarching feeling of dread.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

May 12, 2021

9/10

So dark and so deep... really authentic.

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Molly Henery

The Blogging Banshee

Nov 2, 2018

6/10

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.

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Oct 13, 2018

Movie is insanely slow and uninteresting. The lead child character has the same interests as any other 9 yr old that lives on a farm or isolated area, but the movie wants you to believe he is infatuated with death. Would give no stars if I could.

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Rey S

Oct 3, 2018

It was a great film. Although it can be a slow born, the third

Albus G

Jun 26, 2018

Weird and disturbing - even though I fast forwarded through most of it. SPOILER ALERT Could tell early on that this was going to be a nasty movie when it practically opens with a lonely little boy at some isolated motel luring wild animals into the highway to become road kill. From what I picked up fast forwarding, just got more unsettling from there. So, if you like seeing a disturbed child acting out in a sick manner to fend off boredom, this is the film for you.

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Draco W

Jan 11, 2018

Nothing special. Can get really slow at times. Has a good ending.

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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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