Summary
Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 23Audiences 42GoodWatch 33
Metascore31
Tomatometer14%
IMDb5.2
User score4.8
Letterboxd · 45 K ratings2.2/5
Audience score23%
Box office
19×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $64 M
Worldwide it earned $61 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −12 min on the typical 95
typical 9583Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 31 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
+21Released
2015
January 29, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
HorrorScience FictionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 moreDirecting · 2
- David Gelb Director
- Renetta G. Amador Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Jeremy Slater Screenplay
- Luke Dawson Screenplay
Production · 7
- Jason Blum Producer
- Matt Kaplan Producer
- Cody Zwieg Producer
- Jimmy Miller Producer
- Mary Vernieu Casting
- Venus Kanani Casting
Camera · 8
- Michael Fimognari Director of Photography
- William B. Demeritt III Steadicam Operator
- Justin M. Lubin Still Photographer
- Daniel C. McFadden Still Photographer
- Suzanne Hanover Still Photographer
- Sarah Levy Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Michael N. Knue Editor
- Mark Sahagun Digital Intermediate
- Asim Matin First Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Sarah Schachner Original Music Composer
- Craig Mann Supervising Sound Editor
- Ben Wilkins Supervising Sound Editor
- Alicia Stevenson Foley
- Adam Jenkins Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dawn Fintor Foley
Art · 6
- Melanie Jones Production Design
- Karuna Karmarkar Set Decoration
- Robert 'Cass' McEntee Construction Coordinator
- Zak Faust Art Department Coordinator
- Annie Brandt Property Master
- Hunter Brown Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Pamela Incardona Costume Design
- Gloria Ponce Hairstylist
- Annette Chaisson Makeup Artist
- Michelle Chung Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 3
- Jeff Lichtfuss Visual Effects Supervisor
- Brandon Parvini Visual Effects Supervisor
- Matt Primm Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Mike Moyer Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Dennis Scott Stunt Coordinator
- Justin Raleigh Makeup Effects
- Kelly Golden Makeup Effects
- Michael Ezell Makeup Effects
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