Film

The Happening

2008 · 1h 30m · Thriller · Science Fiction

We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now...it's happening.

IMDb

5.0

Rotten Tomatoes

17%

Metacritic

34

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?

Mark Wahlberg

Elliot Moore

Zooey Deschanel

Alma Moore

John Leguizamo

Julian

Ashlyn Sanchez

Jess

Betty Buckley

Mrs. Jones

Spencer Breslin

Josh

Robert Bailey Jr.

Jared

Frank Collison

Nursery Owner

Jeremy Strong

Private Auster

Alan Ruck

Principal

Victoria Clark

Nursery Owner's Wife

M. Night Shyamalan

Joey (voice)

Alison Folland

Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin

Kristen Connolly

Woman Reading on Bench

Cornell Womack

Construction Foreman

Curtis McClarin

Construction Crew Member

• M. Night ShyamalanProducer · Director · Screenplay
• Deven KhoteProducer
• Sam MercerProducer
• Barry MendelProducer
• Jose L. RodriguezProducer
• John RuskProducer
• Gary BarberExecutive Producer
• Ronnie ScrewvalaExecutive Producer
• Zarina ScrewvalaExecutive Producer
• Roger BirnbaumExecutive Producer

The Happening Trailer

Release date

June 11, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$163,403,799

Genres

Thriller, Science Fiction

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