When the Bough Breaks fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
When the Bough Breaks is tense, scary, and fast-paced.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Plex, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 5.9). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 45 min
When the Bough Breaks runs 1 h 45 min.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 13 storytelling tropes for When the Bough Breaks, including Asshole Victim, Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, Domestic Abuse.
5.9
