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A Balasaur Score of 66 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%. Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 1,942 2010s horror movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
399 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike FlanaganWriter
- Mike FlanaganDirector
- Ryan David LeackOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Katie ParkerCallie
- Courtney BellTricia
- Morgan Peter BrownDaniel
- Dave LevineDet. Mallory
- Justin GordonDet. Lonergan
- Doug JonesWalter Lambert
- Connie VentressRuth
- Ian GregoryMitch
- Erin CipollettiUniformed Officer
- Damon PfaffUniformed Officer
- Peter WylieUniformed Officer
- Brandon Valley JonesUniformed Officer
Stills
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Themes
griefapparitioninvestigatormissing persontunneldeclared deadmissing husbandreturned alivesister sister relationshipabsent husbandunderpass