Trailer+2 trailers
Summary
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 26Audiences 33GoodWatch 30
Metascore36
Tomatometer15%
Letterboxd · 71 K ratings2.0/5
IMDb3.8
User score3.4
Audience score17%
Box office
97%of its budget back
- Budget
- $40 M
- Worldwide
- $39 M
Worldwide it made back $39 M of the $40 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for horror movies, +7 min on the typical 95
typical 95102Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
+5Released
2006
August 31, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Germany
Canada
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, disturbing imagery, strong language, and suicide themes, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more34 people
- Nicolas CageEdward Malus
- Ellen BurstynSister Summersisle
- Kate BeahanSister Willow
- Frances ConroyDr. Moss
- Molly ParkerSister Rose / Sister Thorn
- Leelee SobieskiSister Honey
- Diane DelanoSister Beech
- Michael WisemanOfficer Pete
Erika-Shaye GairRowan Woodward
Christa CampbellTruck Stop Waitress
Emily HolmesStation Wagon Mom- ZGZemphira GoslingStation Wagon Girl
Matthew WalkerSea Plane Pilot
Mary BlackSister Oak
Christine WillesSister Violet- SHSophie HoughDaisy
- DPDavid PurvisIvy
Xantha RadleyVillage Sister #1
Tania SaulnierAttendant #1
Anna Van HooftAttendant #2- MBMoraea BieberSchool Girl #1
- JBJayda BieberSchool Girl #2
- TRTalia RangerSchool Girl #3
Kendall CrossFemale Cop
Directing · 6
- Neil LaBute Director, Screenplay
- Boaz Davidson Second Unit Director, Producer
- Dan Mansfield Third Assistant Director
- John McKeown First Assistant Director
- Kathy Houghton Second Assistant Director
- Susan Lambie Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- David Pinner Novel
- Anthony Shaffer Original Film Writer
Production · 38
- Elisa Salinas Executive Producer
- Danny Dimbort Executive Producer
- JoAnne Sellar Executive Producer
- Trevor Short Executive Producer
- George Furla Executive Producer
- Andreas Thiesmeyer Executive Producer
Camera · 16
- Paul Sarossy Director of Photography
- Tyler Woeste Second Assistant "A" Camera
- David Crone "A" Camera Operator, Steadycam
- Cynthia Greer Camera Trainee
- Sacha Fassaert First Assistant "C" Camera
- Rob Crone Grip
Editing · 5
- Joel Plotch Editor
- Eric E. Osmond First Assistant Editor
- Kate Crossley Digital Intermediate Editor
- Cindy Bond Digital Intermediate Producer
- Corinne Bogdanowicz Digital Intermediate Colorist
Sound · 21
- Angelo Badalamenti Original Music Composer
- Ronald Eng Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Ryan Maguire Foley Mixer
- Howard London ADR Mixer
- Buck Robinson Production Sound Mixer
- Darren Brisker Sound Mixer
Art · 20
- Phillip Barker Production Design
- Vaughan V. Baker Paint Coordinator
- Elizabeth Mackinnon Lead Set Dresser
- Michael Diner Art Direction
- Desi Brett Head Carpenter
- Brent Lane Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Lynette Meyer Costume Design
- Nancy Duggan Assistant Costume Designer
- John L. Healy Prosthetic Designer
- Francesca von Zimmermann Key Makeup Artist
- Anne Carroll Key Hair Stylist
- Ilona Herman Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 8
- Ralph Maiers Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ivaylo Mechkata Ivanov Modeling
- Stanislav Draganov 3D Animator
- Eduardo Abon Digital Compositor
- Denitsa Dimitrova Digital Compositor
- Esteban Mora CG Animator
Lighting · 3
- John D. Williams Best Boy Electric
- Cameron Beck Rigging Grip
- Burton 'Joe' Kuchera Gaffer
Other crew · 38
- Scott J. Ateah Stunt Coordinator
- Eddie Yansick Stunt Double, Stunt Coordinator
- Monique Ganderton Stunt Double, Stunts
- Rikki Gagne Stunts
- Jessica Drake Dialect Coach
- Garvin Cross Stunts
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