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The Happening

The Happening (2008)

R 1h 30m 5.0/10 IMDb
ThrillerScience Fiction

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley

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Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted)
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