The boy

Author

William Brent Bell

Call Number

• BLU-RAY MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

In English, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson.

Publication Information

Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; violence and terror, and for some thematic material.

Summary

Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village. She soon discovers that the family's 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that they care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their son 20 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.

Notes

Title from container.

Blu-ray release of the 2016 motion picture.