Summary
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+22)
Critics 29Audiences 51GoodWatch 41
Box office
4.8×its budget
- Budget
- $12 M
- Worldwide
- $58 M
Worldwide it earned $46 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for dramas, −11 min on the typical 109
typical 10998Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
+16
Released
2008
February 1, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DramaHorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Canada
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- 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 WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 people
Jessica AlbaSydney Wells
Alessandro NivolaDr. Paul Faulkner
Parker PoseyHelen Wells
Chloë Grace MoretzAlicia Millstone
Rade ŠerbedžijaSimon McCullough
Mia StallardLittle Girl
Obba BabatundéDr. Haskins
Danny MoraMiguel
Rachel TicotinRosa Martinez
Tamlyn TomitaMrs. Cheung
Karen Elizabeth AustinMrs. Hillman
Fernanda RomeroAna Christina Martinez
Zak SantiagoEmilio
Heather DoerksenSickly Woman
Tegan MossTeenage Girl
Juan Carlos CantuFactory Foreman- RMRachel ManeraNurse (uncredited)
- BWBraden WilcoxChildren's Ward Cancer Patient (uncredited)
Laura SlowinskiCynthia
Directing · 3
- David Moreau Director
- Xavier Palud Director
- Mic Rodgers Second Unit Director
Writing · 4
- Sebastian Gutierrez Screenplay
- Danny Pang Phat Original Film Writer
- Oxide Pang Chun Original Film Writer
- Jojo Hui Yuet-Chun Original Film Writer
Production · 14
- Peter Chan Executive Producer
- Roy Lee Executive Producer
- Mike Elliott Executive Producer
- Doug Davison Executive Producer
- Michael Paseornek Executive Producer
- Peter Block Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Jeffrey Jur Director of Photography
- Ed Duran Grip
Editing · 1
- Patrick Lussier Editor
Sound · 1
- Marco Beltrami Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- James H. Spencer Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Michael Dennison Costume Design
- Clinton Wayne Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Allen Hall Special Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 13
- Scott J. Ateah Stunt Coordinator
- Loyd Bateman Stunts
- Garvin Cross Stunts
- Kimani Ray Smith Stunts
- Owen Walstrom Stunts
- Carl Paoli Stunt Double
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