Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
A teenage girl discovers a box with magical powers, but those powers comes with a deadly price.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 26Audiences 41GoodWatch 35
Metascore32
Tomatometer20%
IMDb5.1
User score4.4
Letterboxd · 46 K ratings1.9/5
Audience score31%
Box office
1.2×its budget
- Budget
- $12 M
- Worldwide
- $14 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9591Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 25 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
+15Released
2017
July 7, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
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 scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 26
Joey KingClare Shannon
Ki Hong LeeRyan Hui
Sydney ParkMeredith McNeil
Shannon PurserJune Acosta
Sherilyn FennMrs. Deluca
Elisabeth RöhmJohanna Shannon
Ryan PhillippeJonathan Shannon
Mitchell SlaggertPaul Middlebrook
Josephine LangfordDarcie Chapman
Alice LeeGina
Alexander NunezTyler Manguso
Daniela BarbosaLola Sanchez
Kevin HanchardCarl Morris
Raegan RevordYoung Claire
Victor SuttonUncle August
Albert ChungRoland Moon
Michelle AlexanderHouse Manager- NPNatalie Prinzen-KlagesTwin #1
- NPNora Prinzen-KlagesTwin #2
- MSMonique StinchcombeFreshman #1
- DPDanielle PollariFreshman #2
Rosalina LeeSpa Technician
Ryan TaerkRyan's Friend
Jerry O'ConnellLawrence Hart (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- John R. Leonetti Director
Writing · 1
- Barbara Marshall Writer
Production · 9
- Gabriel Hammond Executive Producer
- Daniel Hammond Executive Producer
- Sherryl Clark Producer
- Mary Vernieu Casting
- Michelle Wade Byrd Casting
- John Buchan Local Casting
Camera · 4
- Michael Galbraith Director of Photography
- John Colavecchia Steadicam Operator
- James Kniest Additional Photography
- Richard Teodorczyk Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Peck Prior Editor
- Mark Griffith Digital Intermediate
- Bob Fredrickson Digital Intermediate
Sound · 11
- Andy Milburn Original Music Composer
- Tom Hajdu Original Music Composer
- Gabriel J. Serrano Supervising Sound Editor
- Joe Dzuban Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Odin Benitez Sound Effects Editor
- Alexandra Patsavas Music Supervisor
Art · 11
- Bob Ziembicki Production Design
- Madelaine Frezza Set Decoration
- David Murphy Head Carpenter
- Andrea Kristof Art Direction
- Shelley Silverman Set Designer
- Joe Del Monte Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Antoinette Messam Costume Design
- Lukas Press Hairstylist
- Jordan Samuel Makeup Department Head
- Patricia Keighran Key Makeup Artist
- Erin Daprato Set Costumer
- Carleigh Herbert Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 8
- Arthur J. Codron Visual Effects Supervisor
- Anthony Paterson Visual Effects Supervisor
- Tiffany Smith Visual Effects Producer
- Tavia Charlton Visual Effects Producer
- Bryan Walman Visual Effects Coordinator
- Timothy John Sharp Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 1
- David Allan Gaffer
Other crew · 6
- Gary Dauberman Thanks
- Sally Bishop Stunt Double
- Larissa Stadnichuk Stunt Double
- Gregory Plotkin Thanks
- Joel Norton Animal Wrangler
- Jordan Worrell Animal Wrangler
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