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When the Bough Breaks

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
8.2K
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Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, and Jaz Sinclair in When the Bough Breaks (2016)
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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A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father.A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father.A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father.

  • Director
    • Jon Cassar
  • Writer
    • Jack Olsen
  • Stars
    • Morris Chestnut
    • Regina Hall
    • Romany Malco
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    8.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jon Cassar
    • Writer
      • Jack Olsen
    • Stars
      • Morris Chestnut
      • Regina Hall
      • Romany Malco
    • 63User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Morris Chestnut
    Morris Chestnut
    • John Taylor
    Regina Hall
    Regina Hall
    • Laura Taylor
    Romany Malco
    Romany Malco
    • Todd Decker
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    • Roland White
    • (as Michael K. Williams)
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Martin Cooper
    Theo Rossi
    Theo Rossi
    • Mike Mitchell
    Jaz Sinclair
    Jaz Sinclair
    • Anna Walsh
    GiGi Erneta
    GiGi Erneta
    • Dr. Grace Park
    Tom Nowicki
    Tom Nowicki
    • Peter Kaye
    Denise Gossett
    Denise Gossett
    • Carol
    Janee Michelle
    Janee Michelle
    • John's Mother
    Carrie Lazar
    Carrie Lazar
    • Yoga Instructor
    Ariadne Joseph
    Ariadne Joseph
    • Nurse
    Matthew M. Mitchell
    • Security Guard
    • (as Matt Mitchell)
    Maurice Johnson
    Maurice Johnson
    • Security Guard
    John Folse
    • Chef John Folse
    • (as Chef John Folse)
    John Boutte
    • Charity Singer
    Ted Ferguson
    Ted Ferguson
    • Judge Paulson
    • Director
      • Jon Cassar
    • Writer
      • Jack Olsen
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    • Trivia
      Regina Hall, Romany Malco, and Morris Chestnut starred together in Đàn Ông Đích Thực (2012).
    • Quotes

      Mike Mitchell: Did you know that you have their only embryo?

      Anna Walsh: It's... a baby now.

      Mike Mitchell: They don't have it! In the eyes of the law, since it's inside of you, it belongs to us. We can decide to keep it for ourselves any time we want.

      Anna Walsh: But... I-I thought...

      Mike Mitchell: Don't think. I think, baby. I'm the brains on this. You're just the uterus.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.34 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Real Love
      Written by Jasmine Ash and Dave Gulick
      Performed by Sunsun
      Courtesy of Platform Music Group

    User reviews63

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    5/10

    Not bad - crazy people out there!

    I liked it. At first, I thought maybe it was a Lifetime chick flick. But, it was actually on HBO. It had good build up, although you kind of knew what was going to happen. The story line was pretty good and it kept me interested.
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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 驚魂契約
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Screen Gems
      • Unique Features
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $29,747,603
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,202,323
      • Sep 11, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,658,387
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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