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The Return
“The past never dies. It kills.”
60%
Movie
1h 25m
AI Analysis
The Return (2006) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Return (2006) — a movie tagged as Horror, Drama, and Thriller with dark and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the … Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~85 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Return 60% (655 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Return suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
60%
from 655 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2006-11-10
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 10093
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Is there an official trailer for The Return?
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What is The Return about?
Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins ha... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Return?
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How long is the movie The Return?
The official runtime for The Return is approximately 85 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Joanna Mills
Peter O'Brien
Terry Stahl
Adam Scott
Kurt
Kate Beahan
Michelle
Sam Shepard
Ed Mills
J.C. MacKenzie
Griff
Wally Welch
Snack Stand Vendor
Brad Leland
Mr. Marlin
Darrian McClanahan
Young Joanna Mills
- E
Erinn Allison
Annie
- R
Robert Wilson
Billy
- F
Frank Ertl
Ambrose Miller
- B
Brent Smiga
Higgins
Angela Rawna
Doctor
- B
Bonnie Gallup
Bella
- P
Peyton Hayslip
Laraine
- B
Ben Hamby
Extra
- E
Erica Jones
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