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The Crescent

Play trailer Poster for The Crescent 2017 1h 39m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A woman and her small child are enfolded in an atmosphere of dread after moving to a remote estate on the coast.

Critics Reviews

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com No energy, no rhythm, and no atmosphere, unless you think paint swirls and cellos are terrifying. Sep 22, 2017 Full Review John DeFore Hollywood Reporter Smart but perhaps a bit too restrained for its own good. Sep 17, 2017 Full Review Barry Hertz Globe and Mail A creeping atmosphere sets in almost immediately, gripping the screen tight until the final image, which can either be read as subtly hopeful or despairingly eerie. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 11, 2017 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse A creepy slow-burner of a story that, like it's main character, doesn't know how to say goodbye. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 4, 2021 Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World There are a lot of modern horror films about death and grief. But The Crescent is a special film. Seth A. Smith, a visual artist/filmmaker from Nova Scotia, is a real talent in creating certain quietude and sensitivity that is lacking in today's horror. Feb 13, 2021 Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed The Crescent is a film with good intentions and talent involved, but the lack of almost anything going on and its supremely slow pace just lose the attention which it then has a hard time to regain. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 14, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Diana S Visually artful, even a little bit trippy. The story and theme, about the shock of tragedy and treading water in limbo, staring down the proverbial abyss, all fantastic. Even just stylistically, much more sophisticated than you might expect given the obviously lower budget. I did feel that it was too long and needed to be more tightly edited. It easily could have been 75 minutes. Cut the superfluous villain entirely. Just focus on the boy and his mom. It would have been quite perfect. Even so, it's a special little film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Kathryn V I feel sure that someone involved in this film has had a near death experience. I have and this film had one of the only scenes depicting that that has ever felt true to my experience Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Audience Member Now this is a different kind of indie low budget horror, and I'm definitely getting onboard. It's an extremely slowburn, which I'm not necessarily a fan of, unless you can pull it off like The Crescent does. During the 1st act they set up some eerie themes, but in the 2nd act there are legitimately scary scenes (2-3) that really scared me and had goosebumps/shivers running throughout my body. It felt very different from a "normal" horror movie and may be that's why it got to me so much - bc it's so unique, and especially bc it has a great score and sound effects that really heighten the tension. The 3rd act had me confused at times and the payoff wasn't as good as the build up, but that's saying more about the great buildup than a bad ending. SPOILER: imo she finally gave in to the ghosts and agreed to take her baby as well as herself into the ocean so they could crossover into the ghost world and be with the husband/father. At the end, one scene was about the past and how they got those photographs, and the scene after that showed them in the ghost world, and in the end it was the father and Lowen disappearing into the dark (the ghost world). May be I totally missed the point, but that's how I saw it. It got confusing at times bc you're not sure what's in her head and what's real. Regardless I'm a big fan of this movie bc of how it managed to scare me and the tension for most of the movie (ie the scenes where it seems like Lowen is in a bad situation). FYI there are no jump scares and I'm not sure what the different screen sizes represented so if you figured that out pls reply and let me know. It's very hard to find any discussion re what the film means. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Kevin M Beautiful, Surreal and Terrifying. Saw at least one film every day for two weeks at Vancouver International Film Festival 2017 and this was my favourite. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/14/18 Full Review Audience Member the worst movie ever. too avant garde to be a horror movie. too...shot-on-an-iphone to be an art house movie. ABSOLUTE WASTE OF TIME NONSENSE. I WANT TWO HOURS BACK AND I ALSO WANT TO KILL MYSELF NOW Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/18 Full Review Audience Member I have so many questions for the director of this film. The pacing is slow and almost lulls you to sleep. The only thing that me partially alert was the main characters parenting skills or lack thereof. To watch this film is an exercise in great patience. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/05/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman and her small child are enfolded in an atmosphere of dread after moving to a remote estate on the coast.
Director
Seth A. Smith
Producer
Nancy Urich
Screenwriter
Darcy Spidle
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 6, 2018
Runtime
1h 39m