The Boy
“Every child needs to feel loved.”
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.
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2 films
Cast
10 people
Lauren Cohan
Greta Evans
Known for
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Rupert Evans
Malcolm
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Hellboy
James Russell
Brahms Heelshire
Also in
Unforgettable
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Jim Norton
Mr. Heelshire
Known for
Water for Elephants
River
Diana Hardcastle
Mrs. Heelshire
Known for
The Kennedys
If Only
Ben Robson
Cole
Known for
Vikings
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Jett Klyne
Child Brahms
Known for
WandaVision
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Lily Pater
Emily Cribbs
Also in
Love Under the Stars
Matthew Walker
Taxi Driver
Known for
Titanic
The Wicker Man
Stephanie Lemelin
Sandy (voice)
Known for
Young Justice
Dawn of the Croods
William Brent Bell Director · Stacey Menear Writer Bear McCreary Composer
Worldwide gross $74M · Budget $10M · United States release January 22, 2016
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$73,929,392
Gross vs. budget
7.4×
Production
Lakeshore Entertainment
Production
Vertigo Entertainment
Production
STXfilms
Production
STX Entertainment
Studio · Production
Diamond Films
Production
United States
Produced in
The Inhabitant · In a Dark Place
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 22, 2016
Theatrical
United States · January 22, 2016
Theatrical
Argentina
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
July 11, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
France
January 27, 2016 · Theatrical
April 8, 2016 · Digital
May 27, 2016 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
March 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
June 23, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Greece
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
May 26, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
April 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 4, 2016 · Digital
Ireland
March 18, 2016 · Digital
Italy
May 12, 2016 · Theatrical
May 12, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
Lithuania
January 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
May 24, 2016 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Russia
January 28, 2016 · Premiere
Singapore
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
May 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 29, 2016 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 15, 2016 · Digital
Taiwan
March 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
July 11, 2016 · Physical · DVD
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