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A Balasaur Score of 45 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 25%, Metacritic 36/100. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,351 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes25%
Metacritic36/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
1,541 audience votes
Key crew
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- M. Night ShyamalanDirector
- M. Night ShyamalanScreenplay
Cast
- Paul GiamattiCleveland Heep
- Bryce Dallas HowardStory
- Jeffrey WrightMr. Dury
- Bob BalabanHarry Farber
- Sarita ChoudhuryAnna Ran
- Cindy CheungYoung-Soon Choi
- M. Night ShyamalanVick Ran
- Freddy RodríguezReggie
- Bill IrwinMr. Leeds
- Mary Beth HurtMrs. Bell
- Noah Gray-CabeyJoey Dury
- Joseph D. ReitmanLong Haired Smoker
Stills
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Themes
fortune tellerreligion and supernaturalhellmythical creatureswimming poolnixesuper poweraftercreditsstingersign languagesoptimistic