When the Bough Breaks
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 97 min · ★ 5.8 · 20% critics
A wealthy couple struggling to start a family hires a young surrogate, hoping it will finally bring them the child they’ve been waiting for. As the pregnancy progresses, boundaries blur and the arrangement turns tense, as the surrogate’s attachment to the couple’s life grows increasingly unsettling.
Also known as The Birth Mother · Within · Sois Belle Et Tue Moi
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 20/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (436 votes)
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like glossy, familiar domestic thrillers about obsession and blurred boundaries, in the vein of The Perfect Guy or Fatale; Not for you if you want originality, subtle character work, or a fully satisfying ending.
Pros: slick, watchable suspense; attractive cast; occasional tense moments | Cons: predictable story beats; uneven pacing; rushed, abrupt ending
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- obsession
- married couple
- pregnancy
- new orleans, louisiana
- surrogate mother
- inheritance
- soldier
- young woman
- chef
- desire
- physical abuse
- +13 more
Cast & crew
Morris Chestnut
as John Taylor
Regina Hall
as Laura Taylor
Jaz Sinclair
as Anna Walsh
Romany Malco
as Todd Decker
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Roland White
Glenn Morshower
as Martin Cooper
Theo Rossi
as Mike Mitchell
GiGi Erneta
as Dr. Grace Park
- MD
Micheal K. Douglas
as Party Worker
Christina Bach
as Clerk
Directed by Jon Cassar