The horror movie you are likely referring to, based on the description of a "toy boy" figure central to the plot, is titled The Boy.
About The Boy (2016)
The Boy is a supernatural horror film released in 2016 that centers around a peculiar and disturbing premise.
- Premise: An American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English home.
- The "Boy": She is shocked to discover that the family's son she is meant to care for is not a living child but a life-sized porcelain doll named Brahms.
- Rules and Consequences: The parents treat the doll as if it were their real son, adhering to a rigid list of rules for his care. As an American nanny takes over, she initially dismisses these rules, treating the doll as merely an inanimate object.
- Disturbing Events: After violating the strict instructions for caring for Brahms, the nanny begins to experience increasingly disturbing and inexplicable events around the house. These occurrences lead her to believe that the doll might actually be alive, or perhaps haunted by the spirit of the family's deceased son.
The film delves into psychological horror and mystery as the nanny tries to uncover the truth behind the doll and the strange occurrences. The "toy boy" doll, Brahms, becomes the focal point of terror as his presence seems to influence events in the house.
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"The Boy. An American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is r..."
The narrative explores themes of grief, isolation, and the uncanny nature of inanimate objects that resemble humans.
