The Boy

Name: The Boy
Genre: Drama, Action, Comedy
Released: 2026-08-01

RUN LIKE THE WIND

DramaActionComedy10m

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31%

Tomatometer

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38%

Popcornmeter

Storyline

A transgender woman searches a Cornish coastal town for a lost boy but quickly finds herself in a race against the Law.

Details

DirectorIsla Ley

ReleasedAug 1, 2026

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

2 fresh · 5 rotten

Critics consensus

“The Boy could have gone in any number of scary or interesting directions, but instead settles for usual jump scares scattered throughout a pedestrian plot.”

31% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Sara Michelle Fetters

RTMovieFreak.comAug 16, 2016

While I can't say what transpires ends up making The Boy a bad film, it does have the unfortunate effect of making it a less interesting one.

Scott Tobias

RTUproxxAug 16, 2016

With a little more courage and a lot more craft, Brahms could have been the next Chucky or Annabelle. Instead the little creep is as harmless as a rag doll.

Roxana Hadadi

RTChesapeake Family MagazineAug 2, 2016

The doldrums of January horror continue with The Boy, another subpar genre offering.

Patrick Cavanaugh

RTThe Wolfman ComethMay 12, 2023

Forgettable in a way that many PG-13 horror movies are, but just weird enough to set it apart from the crowd.