
Brahms: The Boy II(2020)
After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.


“Every child needs to feel loved.”
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.

Lauren Cohan
Greta Evans

Rupert Evans
Malcolm

James Russell
Brahms Heelshire

Jim Norton
Mr. Heelshire

Diana Hardcastle
Mrs. Heelshire

Ben Robson
Cole

Jett Klyne
Young Brahms Heelshire

Lily Pater
Emily Cribbs

Stephanie Lemelin
Sandy (voice)

Matthew Walker
Taxi Driver
The Boy is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of mask, suicide, fire, england, loss of loved one, shower. Directed by William Brent Bell, it stars Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell. 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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