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It's far from perfect, but these low budget horrors starring E-list actors bring up such exceedingly low expectations, that I actually ended up being kind of pleasantly surprised by _Be Afraid_. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
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Be Afraid
60%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
Be Afraid (2017) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Be Afraid (2017) — a movie tagged as Horror, Mystery, and Thriller with dark and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Not long after John Chambers and his family arrive at their new home in a small country town of Pennsylvania, John begins to experience sleep paralysis. Lying there paralyzed, trapped within his own nightmare, other-worldly beings visit John. They are entities which exist in the darkest shadows of the night and can … Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Be Afraid 60% (115 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Not long after John Chambers and his family arrive at their new home in a small country town of Pennsylvania, John begins to experience sleep paralysis. Lying there paralyzed, trapped within his own nightmare, other-worldly beings visit John. They are entities which exist in the darkest shadows of the night and can only be seen out of the corner of one's eye. These encounters begin to haunt John, transforming to complete terror as he discovers the entities' sole purpose... the abduction of his seven year old son. In the end, John will uncover the town's horrific secret, a portal on his land, and make one last attempt to save his son before the shadow people permanently take him away to their world.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2017-04-26
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 448252
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Not long after John Chambers and his family arrive at their new home in a small country town of Pennsylvania, John begins to experience sleep paralysis. Lying there paralyzed, trapped within his ow... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Be Afraid is approximately 99 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Brian Krause
Dr. John Chambers
Jaimi Paige
Heather Chambers
Louis Herthum
Chief Collins
Jared Abrahamson
Ben Chambers
Michelle Hurd
Christine Booth
Michael Leone
Nathan Chambers
Noell Coet
Nikki Collins
Sade Kimora Young
Emms Booth
Kevin M. Horton
Officer Cass
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Eric Chandler
Officer Mills
Todd Goble
Jimmy Perkins
Michael Chandler
Darren Schmidt
Callie Thorne
Annabelle Fletcher
Kevin Grevioux
Dean Booth
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Jonathan Visser
Shadow Person #1
Bill Laing
The Hat Man
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Kevin Corrigan
Dr. Cullen
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Tracey Turner
Nurse Carter
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It's far from perfect, but these low budget horrors starring E-list actors bring up such exceedingly low expectations, that I actually ended up being kind of pleasantly surprised by _Be Afraid_. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
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