The Boy fingerprintA , horror movie: , .
Good for friends night · drop-in friendly · thought-provoking
Evil Always Begins Somewhere.
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The Boy2015
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In the United States, The Boy streams on Prime and YouTube TV, and it is free with ads on NBC. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 40 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54 (IMDb 5.5, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, and Metacritic 45).
At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 40 tropes for it, including Oh, Crap!, Pet the Dog, and Never Trust a Trailer.
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