The Boy Behind the Door

Twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend Kevin are kidnapped while returning from school and taken to a remote house. Although Bobby manages to escape his captor, he decides to return to the isolated building to rescue Kevin after hearing his friend's cries. As he navigates the dark corridors, Bobby must avoid his kidnapper and a second, more unstable individual to save Kevin.

The horror film was co-directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell, who also wrote the screenplay. This project was the first in a series of collaborations between the two directors, followed by The Djinn in 2021 and Push in 2025. The movie stars Lonnie Chavis as Bobby and Ezra Dewey as Kevin, with a supporting cast that includes Kristin Bauer, Scott Michael Foster, Micah A. Hauptman, and Rich Ceraulo Ko.

The film holds a rating of 5.7 on IMDb based on 6,600 votes and a 6.2 on TMDB from 235 votes. These audience scores are lower than the rating provided by film critics, who gave the movie a 7.5 based on 62 reviews.