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Summary
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 62Audiences 59GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer62%
IMDb6.4
Audience score54%
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9594Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
Released
2012
October 2, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
23 of 23
Vincent D'OnofrioBob
Eamon FarrenOlder Rabbit
Evan BirdYounger Rabbit
Julia OrmondSarah Fittler
Conor LeslieAngie
Gina PhilipsMarie Fittler
Jake WeberBrad Fittler
Daniel MaslanyYoung Bob- MMMichael MaslanyYoung Brad
- ADAlexander DoerksenColin
Troy SkogBob's Dad- SJShannon JardineBob's Mom
- BDBenjamin DeWaltSon
- LBLyndon BrayNasty Father
Kate HerriotThe Runner- MDMadison DewaltCo-Ed
Amy MatysioMary the Drunk Woman
Jodi SadowskyBound Woman- MSMyeva SurjikProstitute
Jennifer LynchCooking Show Host- DDDandi DeweyTexting Girl
- AHAndrew HalpernNews Reporter
- HLHannah LongCollege Student
Directing · 3
- Jennifer Lynch Director, Screenplay
- Trevor Cunningham First Assistant Director
- Elspeth Grafton Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Damian O'Donnell Screenstory
Production · 5
- Lee Nelson Producer
- David Buelow Producer
- Rhonda Baker Producer
- Shannon Makhanian Casting
- Andrea Baker-Fraser Production Coordinator
Camera · 2
- Shane Daly Director of Photography
- Layton Burton Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Editing · 2
- Chris A. Peterson Editor
- Daryl K. Davis Editor
Sound · 9
- Scott A. Jennings Sound Designer
- Carl Grana Supervising Sound Editor
- Bryan Pennington Dolby Consultant
- D. Chris Smith Sound Effects Editor
- Serge Perron Dialogue Editor
- Wade Chamberlain Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 3
- Sara McCudden Set Decoration, Production Design
- Brentyn Krekoski Construction Coordinator
- Norm Daschle Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Brenda Shenher Costume Design
- Jill Demaer Makeup Artist
- Nina McArthur Key Hair Stylist
- Tracy George Makeup Department Head
- Michael Del Rossa Special Effects Makeup Artist
Other crew · 6
- Daniel Ford Beavis Stunt Coordinator
- Kristie Patterson Stunts
- Amy Marie Beauchamp Additional Music
- Richelle Bourgoin Unit Publicist
- Jose Cancela Additional Music
- Joel Goldes Dialect Coach
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