The Boy (2015)

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Evil Always Begins Somewhere.

An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

• Released: 2015-08-14
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 224 votes

Directed by Craig William Macneill.

Top cast

• David Morse as John
• Rainn Wilson as William Colby
• Emma Breeze as Ted Henley
• Bill Sage as Sheriff Deacon Whit
• Mike Vogel as Dad
• Zuleikha Robinson as Mom
• Aiden Lovekamp as Ben
• David Valencia as Marcus
• Andrés Echavarría as Clayton
• Amalia Santa Maria as Jennifer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Boy

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video

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