Film200891 min

The Happening

Name: The Happening
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley

Taste attributes: science fictionthrillerdisasterdramaadventurefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now... It's Happening."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a fresh sci-fi film. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.3 /10

TMDB · 2,601 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott 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?

Synopsis: TMDB