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The Returned

Play trailer Poster for The Returned 2014 1h 38m Horror Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A couple (Emily Hampshire, Kris Holden-Ried) flee after supplies of a protein used to treat a zombie virus run low, and all those infected are ordered to report to a secure medical facility.
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Adam Nayman Globe and Mail 03/28/2014
2.5/4
This is a serious, austere film that feels as if it's barely restraining the B-movie within. In the end, it fights itself to a draw. Go to Full Review
Bruce DeMara Toronto Star 03/27/2014
Carballo also fails to capitalize on the climate of paranoia the script attempts to engender throughout. Go to Full Review
Susan Wloszczyna RogerEbert.com 02/14/2014
2.5/4
Carballo offsets the lack of surprise with such efficient suspense builders as propulsive music, ambient noise, realistic lighting and judicious handheld camerawork while efficiently explaining the science and politics behind what is happening. Go to Full Review
Jay Stone Canada.com 03/28/2014
2/5
Director Manuel Carballo seems to be trying for the psychological unease of Blindness, or perhaps of something by Cronenberg, but it's never more than artificial terror wrapped in bland social commentary. Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 02/19/2014
Cuttingly sharp and incisive SF horror; a chillingly polite film about the fascism that rises quickly up in a moment of fearful crisis. Go to Full Review
Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 02/18/2014
A zombie movie in which the normal people are to be feared. Modest in scope, but very effective. Go to Full Review
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Carli J Mar 26 Not a bad movie. Certainly not action packed, but suspenseful. If you are looking for something like 28 days later, or The Walking Dead, this is not it. See more No Name N 11/04/2024 The movie is fine. My only issue is with the sound. The Characters whisper very quietly a lot, which makes me turn up the volume however, there’s also really loud moments, which makes me have to turn the volume back down. The sound is not at the same level throughout the movie and it is frustrating to have to fight with the sound controls throughout. The movie is so quiet most of the time. I am constantly switching the volume Between 27 and 55 notches on my TV. I’m streaming on Prime so I think the audio quality is at its best it could be. The audio is just not at a consistent level. It’s hard to get invested in these characters, thinking that they’re all going die anyways because it is very clearly the rapture. Kind of surprised by the ending. See more 06/12/2021 The premise was great. Most of the movie was executed well but the end was a huge let down, I expected better. See more bryan b @heybryan 05/06/2021 Definitely not your standard blood and guts zombie flick. More like a virus movie (contagion or outbreak). See more 04/15/2020 Concept is great and different one. Movie moved with lot of Romance, Thrilling and Betrayal. But the ending really sucks. It wasted the entertainment. In other words at the ending we do not know why we watched the whole movie for this ending.Korean and Indian movies has perfect ending then this. See more 08/14/2018 Better than most zombie movies. Interesting concept - the zombies portrayed as the victims - the way it would be if zombies existed in real life. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A couple (Emily Hampshire, Kris Holden-Ried) flee after supplies of a protein used to treat a zombie virus run low, and all those infected are ordered to report to a secure medical facility.
Director
Manuel Carballo
Screenwriter
Hatem Khraiche
Distributor
levelFILM
Production Co
Castelao Producciones S.A., RAMACO MEDIA 1, INC.
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 14, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 24, 2014
Runtime
1h 38m
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