The HappeningOverview and Synopsis

  • The Happening
  • Opened June 13, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 31 min.
  • R
    violent and disturbing images
  • It begins with no clear warning. In a matter of minutes, episodes of strange, chilling deaths erupt in major American cities. For Philadelphia high school science teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) what matters most is finding a way to escape the Read More
  • Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley
  • Director: M. Night Shyamalan
  • Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller

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  • Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel in "The Happening."
  • On the run from a widening crisis, Elliot (Mark Wahlberg), Alma (Zooey Deschanel) and Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez) check out an abandoned home in "The Happening."
  • Director M. Night Shyamalan on the set of "The Happening."

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  • Mark Wahlberg at the New York premiere of "The Happening."
  • Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel at the New York premiere of "The Happening."
  • Zooey Deschanel and Abigail Breslin at the after party of the New York premiere of "The Happening."

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  • M. Night
    by pattireeves

    Night is one of my favorite directors. He's always kept me on the edge of me seat in all the movies I 've see that he's directed. I really enjoy this flick and never get tired of it, cuz its SO...Read More

  • What Happened?
    by alexnbill

    The plot line from this movie almost made me laugh out loud it was that pathetic. I really don't know why anyone would really dream of making this a movie. The direction is what must have made the...Read More

  • THE HAPPENING
    by ggbull

    the movie suck from the start!!!!!...Read More

  • The happening
    by FAITHSDESTINEY

    The only thing happening in this movie was wahlberg. The actress who played his wife was just annoying. They should have gone with somebody else for that role....Read More

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The Happening Critic Reviews

  • "...the lack of integration between the main characters and the wider world is at the root of the movie's problems. " Los Angeles Times

    - Carina Chocano

  • "...opens in an effectively creepy fashion but loses steam quickly, the premise grows far-fetched." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "The helmer's gift has always been for conjuring suspense from silences, shadows and enclosed spaces, a talent that gets little workout here." Variety

    - Justin Chang

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