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A Balasaur Score of 47 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 34%, Metacritic 38/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 29m. Streaming on Prime, Peacock, and Tubi.
Synopsis
Kristen, a troubled young woman, is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Soon, she begins to suspect that the place has a dark secret at its core and she's determined to find out what it is.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes34%
Metacritic38/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
1,319 audience votes
Key crew
- Shawn RasmussenWriter
- John CarpenterDirector
- Michael RasmussenWriter
- Mark KilianOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Amber HeardKristen
- Mamie GummerEmily
- Danielle PanabakerSarah
- Jared HarrisDr. Stringer
- Laura-LeighZoey
- Lyndsy FonsecaIris
- Mika BooremAlice Hudson
- Sydney SweeneyYoung Alice Hudson
- D.R. AndersonRoy
- Susanna BurneyNurse Lundt
- Sean CookJimmy
- Jillian KramerGhost Alice
Stills
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Themes
farmnurseelectric shockorderlypsychiatric hospitaldisappearancemental illnessduringcreditsstinger