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The Boy

The Boy

Evil Always Begins Somewhere.

20155.71h 45m

Overview

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

Directed by Craig William Macneill
Written by Craig William Macneill, Clay McLeod Chapman
Produced by Douglas Brown, Andrés Calderón, Daniel Noah
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Top Cast

David Morse

David Morse

John

Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson

William Colby

J

Jared Breeze

Ted Henley

Bill Sage

Bill Sage

Sheriff Deacon Whit

Mike Vogel

Mike Vogel

Dad

Zuleikha Robinson

Zuleikha Robinson

Mom

Aiden Lovekamp

Aiden Lovekamp

Ben

David Valencia

David Valencia

Marcus

Andrés Echavarría

Andrés Echavarría

Clayton

A

Amalia Santa Maria

Jennifer

Themes & Keywords

motelmurderdrifterdesertbased on short storyremotekiller child

About The Boy

The Boy is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of motel, murder, drifter, desert, based on short story, remote. Directed by Craig William Macneill, it stars David Morse, Rainn Wilson, Jared Breeze. An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

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