The Happening begins with promise, but unfortunately descends into an incoherent and unconvincing trifle.
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The Happening

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Movie Info
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Director -
M. Night Shyamalan -
Producer -
M. Night Shyamalan , Sam Mercer , Barry Mendel -
Screenwriter -
M. Night Shyamalan -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Blinding Edge Pictures -
Rating -
R (Violent and Disturbing Images) -
Genre -
Sci-Fi , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 13, 2008, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 25, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$64.5M -
Runtime -
1h 31m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)