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Movie Info
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Director -
Greg McLean -
Producer -
Jason Blum , Bianca Martino , Matthew Kaplan -
Screenwriter -
Shayne Armstrong , S.P. Krause , Greg McLean -
Distributor -
High Top Releasing -
Production Co -
Blumhouse Productions , Chapter One Films , Emu Creek Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 (Language|Brief Sensuality|Some Disturbing Violence|Thematic Elements) -
Genre -
Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 13, 2016, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 24, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$10.7M -
Runtime -
1h 33m