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Release Date:Rating:

June 13th, 2008
R

Genres:

Sci-Fi, Drama

Subgenres:

NA

Plot Synopsis:

A paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity.

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Official Site: NA

Studio: NA

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Duration: 2:23
Post Date: Mar 20, 2008
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The only reason I gave this movie 1/2 star is I don't think it's possible to give it 1/4 star. Dreck. Total incomprehensible, simplistic, credulity-stretching dreck. Some of the worst acting I have seen in a long time, and a thoroughly unearned...
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Posted aug 6, 2009 1:23 pm pt

Trailer looked interesting. Movie was...no IS a fail ! Come on seriously...all of a sudden and out of the blue all plants decide they need 2 "protect" themselves ? ermm...why ? And of course as soon as we aren't afraid of suicide we all...
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Posted dec 18, 2008 8:21 pm pt

the first thing i noticed in this movie was the horrible acting. the movie had a twisted and disturbing theme. some of the images were pretty disturbing too. the movie had no special aspects to it and was just kind of dull. i didnt understand the...
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Posted dec 6, 2008 8:47 am pt

HORRIBLE FILM!!!!!! My dad and I both agree that this is the worst film we've ever seen!!! It wasn't scary (very disturbing), the acting was terrible, and the ending was very lame. M. Night has made some great films (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable,...
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Posted nov 14, 2008 3:45 pm pt

The project of the fan favorite and critically acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan
, responsible for such unique films as The Village, Signs, and Lady in the Water. He is supposedly a master of suspense, just as Hitchcok was back in the...
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Posted nov 7, 2008 3:07 am pt


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MetaScore: 34/100