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An anthology of three horror stories presented by George A. Romero. In "Valley of the Shadow," a woman searches for her missing husband in the jungles of South America, only to be in great danger herself.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 41
IMDb4.0
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −18 min on the typical 95
typical 9577Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2009
October 28, 2009
17 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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George A. RomeroSelf - Host- AMAmy MarsalisAngela (segment "Valley of the Shadow")
Marty SchiffDavid (segment "Valley of the Shadow")
Antone PagánMiguel (segment "Valley of the Shadow")
Matt WalshMonte (segment "Valley of the Shadow")- RGRobert Gordon SpencerAlan (segment "Valley of the Shadow")
- TGTom GreggHead Native (segment "Valley of the Shadow")
- PKPaul KeiserlingPaul (segment "Valley of the Shadow")
Jeff MonahanJack (segment "Wet")
Nick MancusoSwan (segment "Wet")
Kristin SlaysmanShe (segment "Wet")
Bingo O'MalleyDr. Marsten (segment "House Call")
Maryanne NagelMrs. Norman (segment "House Call")- JHJason HoehnenJimmy (segment "House Call")
Amy Lynn BestNurse Fletcher (segment "The Gorge")
Carla BiancoJanet Weaver (segment "On Sabbath Hill")- LDLiz DuchezDonna (segment "The Gorge")
- BABjorn AhlstedtBen
Directing · 3
- Tom Savini Director
- Jeff Monahan Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Michael Fischa Director, Producer
Production · 3
- George A. Romero Executive Producer
- Christine Forrest Executive Producer
- Matt Walsh Producer
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