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WeakGoodWatch scoreSummary
A simple night of babysitting takes a horrifying turn when Helen realizes the boogeyman really is in little Lucas' closet.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 44
IMDb4.3
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −13 min on the typical 95
typical 9582Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
2016
October 28, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Iceland- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Erlingur Thoroddsen Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
- Cameron Morton First Assistant Director
Production · 5
- Petur Sigurdsson Executive Producer
- Luke Spears Producer
- Perri Nemiroff Producer
- Alvaro R. Valente Co-Producer
- Maddie Shapiro Production Manager
Camera · 1
- John Wakayama Carey Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- Einar Sverrir Tryggvason Music
- James Killian Foster Sound Editor
- Alistair Farrant Sound Mixer
Art · 7
- Ramsey Scott Production Design
- Marc Slanger Construction Coordinator
- Natalie Garcia-Mayor Property Master
- Laura Mac Art Direction
- Max Evry Set Dresser
- Mike Lau Art Department Assistant
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Annie Simon Costume Design
- Fiona Tyson Makeup Artist
- Angela Harner Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Aninka Jonck Visual Effects Production Manager
Lighting · 2
- Adam Uyemura Chief Lighting Technician
- Thomson Nguyen Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 2
- Jenna Hellmuth Stunts
- Jen Egan Stunt Double
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