# The Boy (2015)

> A remote motel becomes the bleak proving ground for a boy whose sociopathic impulses are developing into serial murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/147478

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Craig William Macneill
- Cast: David Morse, Rainn Wilson, Emma Breeze, Bill Sage, Mike Vogel, Zuleikha Robinson, Aiden Lovekamp, David Valencia
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2443822/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, austere, foreboding, late night horror viewing, slow burn horror marathon

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