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- GhostPsychologicalParents and ChildrenSiblings RelationsFamily in DangerFamily LifeHaunted By the PastMurder more...
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- HorrorThrillerMystery
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- North DakotaCountrysideHaunted HouseFarm
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The Messengers, 2007
English
USA, Canada
Profile of The Messengers
The Messengers can be described as atmospheric, scary, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around a family in danger, ghosts, and a psychopath. The main genres are thriller, horror, and mystery. In approach, The Messengers is serious. It is set, at least in part, in a haunted house, on a farm, and in the countryside. It is located in North Dakota. The Messengers takes place in contemporary times. Visually, it involves special effects. It is well suited for teens and a date night. Note that The Messengers involves violent content.
Summary of The Messengers
Twin filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang's creepy 2003 feature THE EYE earned them enough kudos to make the leap to Hollywood, and their first effort is the creepy chiller THE MESSENGERS. A Chicago-based family comprised of Roy (Dylan McDermott), his wife, Denise (Penelope Ann Miller), their teenage daughter, Jess (Kristen Stewart), and young son, Ben (played by twins Evan and Theodore Turner) try to put the hard times behind them with a move to a picturesque farmhouse in North Dakota. Jess quickly becomes convinced that the house is haunted after some peculiar occurrences while she's alone there with young Ben. But Ben can't articulate what he's seen, and Jess's story is met with skepticism by her parents. It soon becomes apparent that past family tensions are slowly boiling to the surface. Meanwhile, the ghosts keep coming, and the Pang brothers never keep their audience waiting for long before another nerve-jangling scene shudders into view. But as the ghosts torment their new residents, Jess does a little research on the old farmhouse and discovers a few secrets that may just hold the key to why this is all happening. Packed full of CGI effects and a few moments that may cause a jump or two, THE MESSENGERS is a horror movie aimed at a young audience and not horror aficionados, as indicated by its PG-13 rating.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, Canada |
| Release date: | 2 February 2007 |
| Runtime: | 90 min |
Cast and Crew
as Roy
as Denise
as Burwell
as Jess
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Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Gregory Kirschling
Los Angeles Times
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- by: Sam Adams
Users Reviews
- 07.October.2009
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- by: stezton
- stezton rated this movie
4/10Disappointing
- 23.March.2009
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- by: Michael
- Michael rated this movie6/10Okay
