Bibliograph

The boy, STX Entertainment ; Lakeshore Entertainment ; Huayi Brothers Pictures ; written by Stacey Menear ; directed by William Brent Bell

Type

Label

The boy, STX Entertainment ; Lakeshore Entertainment ; Huayi Brothers Pictures ; written by Stacey Menear ; directed by William Brent Bell

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: PG-13; for violence and terror, and for some thematic material

Main title

The boy

Oclc number

946631880

Responsibility statement

STX Entertainment ; Lakeshore Entertainment ; Huayi Brothers Pictures ; written by Stacey Menear ; directed by William Brent Bell

Runtime

Summary

Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family's eight-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son twenty years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta's worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive

Target audience

adolescent

Technique

live action

Contributor