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The Mist

Movie · 2007 · 126 min

A suffocating, slow-building siege that turns ordinary people into monsters, ending on a gut-punch of devastating irony.

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2007 film by Frank Darabont
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Year
2007
Runtime
126 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • fate
  • faith
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, horror, science fiction, monster, science fiction horror
Directed by
Frank Darabont
Written by
Stephen King, Frank Darabont
Starring
Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, Thomas Jane, Toby Jones, Alexa Davalos, William Sadler, Melissa McBride, Andre Braugher
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Rohn Schmidt
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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