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5.7An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.
Released: 2015-08-14105 minDir: Craig William MacneillDrama, Horror, Thriller
Cast
- David Morse as John
- Rainn Wilson as William Colby
- Emma Breeze as Ted Henley
- Bill Sage as Sheriff Deacon Whit
- Mike Vogel as Dad
- Zuleikha Robinson as Mom
Themes
- motel
- murder
- drifter
- desert
- based on short story
- remote
- killer child
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Ratings
IMDb
5.5/10
5,844 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
45/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 105
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- publication date
- 2015-00-00
- title
- The Boy
- social media followers
- 20791
- review score
- 6/10
- box office
- 5356447
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Elijah Wood
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serial killer
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Sundance Film Festival
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antisocial personality disorder
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The Hollywood Reporter
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David Morse
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Rainn Wilson
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Mike Vogel
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Categories
2015 American films2015 directorial debut films2015 English-language films2015 films2015 horror films2015 independent filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican psychological horror filmsAmerican serial killer filmsAmerican slasher filmsEnglish-language horror filmsFeatures based on short filmsFilms directed by Craig William MacneillFilms scored by Volker BertelmannFilms set in 1989Films set in ColoradoFilms shot in ColombiaHorror films about child villainsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 2 release dates