The Happening
“We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now...it's happening.”
2008•R•1h 30m•5.4•Released
ThrillerScience Fiction
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?
Director
M. Night Shyamalan
Writer
M. Night Shyamalan
Budget
$60M
Revenue
$163M
Languages
English, French
Studio
20th Century Fox
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
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Company
UTV Motion Pictures
Company
Spyglass Entertainment
Company
Blinding Edge Pictures
Company
Dune Entertainment III
Producer
Jose L. Rodriguez
Producer
Barry Mendel
Producer
Deven Khote
Producer
Sam Mercer
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