When the Bough Breaks Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

It all went wrong.

Amy Renner

Last modified: Nov. 13, 2016

When the Bough Breaks

Release Date: Friday, September 9, 2016 Theaters

Director: Jon Cassar

Starring: Theo Rossi • Regina Hall • Morris Chestnut • Jaz Sinclair • Romany Malco

PG-13 Suspense 1 hr, 33 m

4.44 / 5.0

85% WILL SEE 15% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) are a young, professional couple who desperately want a baby. After exhausting all other options, they finally hire Anna (Jaz Sinclair), the perfect woman to be their surrogate—but as she gets further along in her pregnancy, so too does her psychotic and dangerous fixation on the husband. The couple becomes caught up in Anna’s deadly game and must fight to regain control of their future before it’s too late.

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Who stars in When the Bough Breaks – Cast List

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Theo Rossi
Carry-On, Site
Regina Hall
One Battle After Another, The Sheep Detectives
Morris Chestnut
Kick-Ass 2, Identity Thief
Jaz Sinclair
Slender Man, Gen V (series)
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Romany Malco
Think Like a Man, Night School
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Michael K. Williams
Ghostbusters, The Red Sea Diving Resort

Who is making When the Bough Breaks – Crew List

A look at When the Bough Breaks behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jon Cassar last helmed Forsaken. The film's writer Jack Olsen last penned The Birth Mother and Lust.

Director: Jon Cassar
Screenwriter: Jack Olsen
Producers: Michael Lynne
Dylan Sellers
Bob Shaye

Studios: Sony Screen Gems
Production Company: Unique Features

Production – What we know about the When the Bough Breaks

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2016

Completed

Changed When the Bough Breaks movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2015

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Mar 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violence, sexuality/partial nudity, thematic elements, some disturbing images, and language
Runtime: 1 hr, 33 m
Tagline: It all went wrong.
Also known as: Within, The Birth Mother
Language: English

When the Bough Breaks Trailers and Clips

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Theatrical Trailer #2

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Theatrical Trailer

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Clip: Lust

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Clip: Proposal

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Clip: Stay Away

When the Bough Breaks Release Date: When was the film released?

When the Bough Breaks was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 9 , 2016. There were 15 15 other movies released on the same date, including Sully, The Wild Life and Ithaca.