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Movie Info
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Director -
Nick Castle -
Producer -
Gary Adelson , Edward O. DeNault -
Screenwriter -
Jonathan R. Betuel -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 19, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 40m -
Sound Mix -
Surround