Summary
On the heels of a devastating courtroom defeat, James moves his wife and son back to his hometown to begin a new life. From the very first day in their new home, the family experiences strange paranormal events. They seek help from a priest, who discovers that James is hiding the darkest secret of all.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 37GoodWatch 33
IMDb4.2
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9595Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2014
September 10, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more15 people
- Lance HenriksenFather Donovan O'Malley
- Jason CookJames Thomas
- Valerie AzlynnJennifer Thomas
- WPWilliam PiferDanny
- LSLauren SesselmannFaith
- Robert CraytonQuentin
- Tracey CoppedgeMrs. Thomas
- Gil NewsomHenry Thomas
- Viktor HernandezGarcia
- R. Keith HarrisMr. Korinthos
Karen BolesMrs. Korinthos- VVanelleMarie Johnson
- DGDave GeddisOld Man Jeeter
- CMCornelius MullerForeman
- MRMarcella RochelleOld Woman Harris
Directing · 1
- Dean Jones Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Josh Edwards Co-Writer
Production · 9
- Liliana Kligman-Roitman Executive Producer
- Michele Weisler Executive Producer
- Timothy Beal Executive Producer
- Starr Jones Producer
- Albert T. Dickerson III Producer
- Donald Paul Pemrick Casting
Camera · 1
- David Bridges Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sherwood Jones Editor
Sound · 2
- Terry Huud Music
- Michael Huey Music
Art · 1
- Jennifer Wynn O'Kelly Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Cheryl Rusa Stunts
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