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Summary
Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+31)
Critics 87Audiences 56GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer87%
Letterboxd · 24 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.8
Audience score49%
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 12 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+2Released
2011
March 3, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 more15 people
- Katie ParkerCallie
- Courtney BellTricia
- Morgan Peter BrownDaniel
- Dave LevineDet. Mallory
- Justin GordonDet. Lonergan
- Doug JonesWalter Lambert
- CVConnie VentressRuth
- IGIan GregoryMitch
- ECErin CipollettiUniformed Officer
- DPDamon PfaffUniformed Officer
- PWPeter WylieUniformed Officer
- BVBrandon Valley JonesUniformed Officer
- EAElisabeth AdwinLawyer
- MDMark DumonskiDr. Carpenter
- SGScott GrahamDr. Elliott
Directing · 3
- Mike Flanagan Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Gaby Chavez Script Supervisor, Makeup Artist
- Drew Shirley Assistant Director, Second Unit
Production · 10
- Justin Gordon Producer
- Joe Hollow Producer
- Morgan Peter Brown Producer
- Kevin Kale Producer
- Rich Cleary Producer
- Laura L. Little Producer
Camera · 3
- Rustin Cerveny Director of Photography
- Brooks Halladay Camera Operator
- Dave Foster Grip
Editing · 1
- Aaron Moorhead Color Timer
Sound · 2
- Ryan David Leack Original Music Composer
- Richard Ragon Sound Designer
Art · 1
- Liz Bradley Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Adriana Lambarri Costume Design
- Mackenzie Crosby Wardrobe Assistant
Visual Effects · 1
- Mark Sniffen Visual Effects
Other crew · 3
- Chris Mills III Makeup Effects
- Amy Mills Makeup Effects
- Aristotle Kumpis Sound Design Assistant
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