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Summary
Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 73Audiences 64GoodWatch 68
Metascore73
User score6.4
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −22 min on the typical 106
typical 10684Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2010
June 4, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
CrimeDocumentaryMysteryHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- 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 FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
58 people
- Joshua ZemanHimself
- Barbara BrancaccioHerself
- BEBill EllisHimself - Professor of Folklore, Penn State
- DDDorothy D'ElettoHerself - Archivist & Researcher
- Geraldo RiveraHimself - Reporter (archive footage)
- KSKaren SchweigerHerself - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother
- DNDavid NavarroHimself - Former Newscaster
- DCDonna CutugnoHerself - Founder, Friends of Jennifer
- RARalph AquinoHimself - Retired Detective, NYPD
- BJBobby JensenHimself - Retired Detective, NYPD
- EAErnie AnastosHimself - Reporter (archive footage)
- ARAndre RandHimself - Suspect
- JCJim CallaghanHimself - Former Editor, Staten Island Eagle
- JDJim DolanHimself - Reporter (archive footage)
- TDTheresa DoyleHerself - Searcher for Jennifer
- EAEd ArmstrongHimself - Holly Ann Hughes's Brother
- SHSean HughesHimself - Holly Ann Hughes's Brother (archive footage)
- PHPeter HughesHimself - Holly Ann Hughes's Father
- HCHolly CederholmHerself - Holly Ann Hughes's Mother
- KSKen SchweigerHimself - Jennifer Schweiger's Father
- JOJohn O'BrienHimself - Reporter, Staten Island Advance
- DFDuane FeltonHimself - Defense Attorney for Andre Rand
- LSLarry SimonHimself - Defense Attorney for Andre Rand
- WLWilliam L. MurphyHimself - Staten Island District Attorney
Directing · 2
- Joshua Zeman Director, Writer, Producer
- Barbara Brancaccio Director, Producer
Production · 7
- Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte Executive Producer
- Zachary Mortensen Executive Producer
- Evan Krauss Co-Executive Producer
- Maria Elena Lopez-Frank Associate Producer
- Jonathan Gray Co-Executive Producer
- Corbin Day Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Chad Davidson Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Alex Lasarenko Original Music Composer
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