The Boy

~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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2016-01-22
Budget: $10000000
Revenue: $73929392
Runtime: 98 min

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