The Boy

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Summaries

An intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.

The Boy is a 2015 American horror film directed by Craig Macneill, written by Macneill and Clay McLeod Chapman, and starring Jared Breeze, David Morse, and Rainn Wilson. It is based on a short film by Macneill and Chapman, Henley, which was in turn loosely inspired by a novel written by Chapman, Miss Corpus. Breeze plays the titular boy, a budding serial killer.—yusufpiskin

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Keywords
  • murder
  • mass murder
  • patricide
  • boy kills man
  • child with a knife
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Horror
  • Drama
Release date Jun 14, 2022
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Colombia
Production companies SpectreVision Chiller Films Contento Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 51m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Its the summer of 1989. 9-year-old Ted Henley (Jared Breeze) and his father John (David Morse) are the proprietors of The Mt. Vista Motel, a crumbling resort buried in the mountains of the American West. Since Ted's mother left, John has drifted into despondency leaving Ted to fend for himself. In this isolation, unchecked by the bounds of parenting, Ted's darker impulses begin to manifest. The arrival of a mysterious drifter, William Colby (Rainn Wilson), captivates young Ted and the two form a unique friendship - setting the stage for Ted's final, unnerving metamorphosis. THE BOY is a chilling, intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.

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