The Boy
Every child needs to feel loved.
Directed by William Brent Bell
Produced by Lakeshore Entertainment, Vertigo Entertainment
A psychological horror-thriller that uses a haunted doll and a remote English mansion to explore grief, loss, and the uncanny boundaries between the animate and inanimate.
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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Questions people ask
Is The Boy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Boy sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Boy easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does The Boy end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Boy violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like The Boy, and what each one shares →
Like The Boy
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Boy
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Boy, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Boy, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Boy, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
