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Movie Info
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Director -
Bryan Bertino -
Producer -
Doug Davison , Roy Lee , Nathan Kahane -
Screenwriter -
Bryan Bertino -
Distributor -
Rogue Pictures -
Production Co -
Mandate Pictures , Vertigo , Intrepid Pictures , Rogue Pictures , E1 Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Violence/Terror|Language) -
Genre -
Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 30, 2008, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 15, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$52.5M -
Runtime -
1h 26m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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