The Boy (2016)
- director: William Brent Bell
- actor: Ben Robson Diana Hardcastle James Russell Jim Norton Lauren Cohan Rupert Evans
- writer: Stacey Menear
Synopsis:
Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son 20 years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta’s worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive.
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