The Boy Behind the Door
2020 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 6.2 · 81% critics
Two pre-teens are abducted on the way home from school and taken to a remote house. When one manages to slip out of immediate danger, he chooses to stay close and navigate the unfamiliar rooms, trying to outthink the captors and find a way to save his friend.
Also known as Le garçon derrière la porte
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-09-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (229 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a lean, single-location thriller with constant tension and a dark undercurrent, similar to The Djinn; Not for you if you dislike distressing subject matter or get annoyed by occasional implausible decisions.
Pros: tense cat-and-mouse; strong kid performances; tight single-location suspense | Cons: some unrealistic moments; uneven adult characters; frustrating choices at times
Cast & crew
Lonnie Chavis
as Bobby
Ezra Dewey
as Kevin
Kristin Bauer
as Ms. Burton
Scott Michael Foster
as Officer Steward
Micah A. Hauptman
as The Creep
Rich Ceraulo Ko
as Officer 2
Anna B. Shaffer
as Officer 3
Alfredo Tavares
as Juan
Directed by David Charbonier, Justin Powell