4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Boy (2016)
The Boy (2016)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
4.8
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative is centered on psychological horror and suspense, exploring themes of grief, isolation, and survival against a personal threat, without engaging in broader political or ideological commentary.
The movie features a predominantly white cast with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative is a straightforward psychological horror story that does not critically portray traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'The Boy' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot centers on a horror narrative involving a doll and a nanny, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
The film "The Boy" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its plot centers on a horror narrative involving a doll and a hidden person, without any depiction of gender identity issues or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Boy (2016) is an original horror film featuring new characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.
The film "The Boy" (2016) is an original story and not an adaptation of any prior source material, nor does it feature historical figures. Consequently, no characters had a pre-established race that could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
6.0
Critic Ratings
3.1
4.2
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