"When the Bough Breaks" refers to two different thriller films:
- A 2016 American psychological thriller film directed by Jon Cassar. It stars Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall as a couple who hire a surrogate mother, Anna, who develops a dangerous obsession with the husband. The film started filming on February 2, 2015, and was released on September 9, 2016. It received generally negative reviews but made about $30 million at the box office.
- A 1994 American thriller film directed by Michael Cohn about police detectives investigating a serial killing of children. This film stars Ally Walker and Martin Sheen. It is a crime drama thriller with a runtime of 105 minutes.
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