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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
M. Night Shyamalan (written by)
Release Date:
21 July 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
Time is running out for a happy ending. more
Plot:
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(30 articles)
Top 7 Movies That Make The End of the World Sound Hilarious
(From Scorecard Review. 13 November 2009, 2:18 PM, PST)
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’ Headed for the Screen [Updated]
(From Screen Rant. 16 October 2009, 8:48 AM, PDT)
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An unexpected fairy's tale. more (1010 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Giamatti | ... | Cleveland Heep |
 | Bryce Dallas Howard | ... | Story |
 | Jeffrey Wright | ... | Mr. Dury |
 | Bob Balaban | ... | Harry Farber |
| Sarita Choudhury | ... | Anna Ran |
 | Cindy Cheung | ... | Young-Soon Choi |
 | M. Night Shyamalan | ... | Vick Ran |
 | Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Reggie |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Mr. Leeds |
| Mary Beth Hurt | ... | Mrs. Bell |
 | Noah Gray-Cabey | ... | Joey Dury |
 | Joseph D. Reitman | ... | Long Haired Smoker |
 | Jared Harris | ... | Goatee Smoker |
| Grant Monohon | ... | Emaciated Smoker |
| John Boyd | ... | One-Eyebrow Smoker |
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Rated PG-13 for some frightening sequences.
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Runtime:
110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Ireland:12A | UK:PG | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42716) | India:U | Australia:PG | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | Brazil:10 | Netherlands:12 | Hungary:14 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Sweden:11 | Italy:T | South Korea:All | Canada:G (Québec) | New Zealand:PG
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Night's wish list for his various male supporting roles included names such as William Hurt, Sidney Poitier, Chris Cooper, Gene Wilder, Terrence Howard, Alec Baldwin, Vince Vaughn, Forest Whitaker, and Don Cheadle among others. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the party, the Long-Haired Smoker is seen with the tags still on his polo shirts. more
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Cleveland Heep:
Once, man and those in the water were linked. They inspired us. They spoke of the future. Man listened and it became real. But man does not listen very well. Man's need to own everything led him deeper into land. The magic world of the ones that lived in the ocean...
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Referenced in "Supernatural: The Monster at the End of This Book (#4.18)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Spoon more
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What is a scrunt?Is the story here actually based on a Chinese folk tale?
What is a narf?
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I think the thing about this movie is that people may go in expecting it to be a weird horror/supernatural thriller. While it does have supernatural elements, its much more of, well, I guess a fairy tale. It's got some great scares but overall it will be enjoyed more if you know ahead of time your not going to be sitting on the edge of your seat.
The theme of "finding your purpose" definitely is poignant in this day and age, I love all the self reflexive humor as far as story structure goes too.
SFX were decent, not awe inspiring but good for what was required. The film is really about the characters though and their arcs. I'd say the film is much more for the introspective crowd than the hardcore comic kids who want plenty of screams.