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The Happening
“We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now...it's happening.”
54%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
The Happening (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Happening (2008) — a movie tagged as Thriller and Science Fiction with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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? Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Happening 54% (3,936 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 3.9k TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-06-11
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 8645
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Is there an official trailer for The Happening?
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What is The Happening about?
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 t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Happening?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Happening?
The official runtime for The Happening is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
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
Robert Lenzi
Jake
Derege Harding
Train Conductor
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