

The Happening
2008-06-11 · 90 min · ★ 5.4
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot 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?
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Production details
- Directors
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox, UTV Motion Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures, Dune Entertainment III
- Countries
- United States of America, India
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 60,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 163,403,799
Top Cast
Mark WahlbergElliot Moore
Zooey DeschanelAlma Moore
John LeguizamoJulian
Ashlyn SanchezJess
Betty BuckleyMrs. Jones
Spencer BreslinJosh
Robert Bailey Jr.Jared
Frank CollisonNursery Owner
Jeremy StrongPrivate Auster
Alan RuckPrincipal
Victoria ClarkNursery Owner's Wife
M. Night ShyamalanJoey (voice)
Alison FollandWoman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin
Kristen ConnollyWoman Reading on Bench
Cornell WomackConstruction Foreman
Curtis McClarinConstruction Crew Member
Robert LenziJake
Derege HardingTrain Conductor
Roberto LombardiFather in Elliot's Group
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