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A Balasaur Score of 41 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 11%, Metacritic 34/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Number 2 of 2 in its series by score. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Peacock and Tubi.
Synopsis
When the Solomons trade in the craziness of big-city life for the quiet of a North Dakota farm, little do they expect the nightmare that follows. Soon after arriving, teenage Jess and her younger brother see terrifying apparitions and endure attacks from a supernatural source. Jess must warn her disbelieving family before it is too late to save them.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes11%
Metacritic34/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
888 audience votes
Key crew
- Danny Pang PhatDirector
- Joseph LoDucaOriginal Music Composer
- Oxide Pang ChunDirector
- Mark WheatonScreenplay
Cast
- Kristen StewartJess
- Dylan McDermottRoy
- Penelope Ann MillerDenise
- John CorbettBurwell
- Dustin MilliganBobby
- William B. DavisColby Price
- Evan TurnerBen
- Theodore TurnerBen
- Brent BriscoePlume
- Jodelle FerlandMichael Rollins
- Michael DaingerfieldPolice Officer
- Tatiana MaslanyLindsay Rollins
Stills
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Themes
child murdernorth dakotalittle boyrural areasunflowerravendeath threat