The Boy (2016)

2016 · 98 min · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Directed by William Brent Bell. Starring Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell, Jim Norton and Diana Hardcastle.

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