It arrives.
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.
ThrillerScience FictionMystery1970salientrain crashfirecrackersuper 8mm footageduringcreditsstingercomplexconspiracy thrillerjoyoussuspensefulintenseamused
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Character
Nostalgic, earnest, grave and resolved.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
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21 profiled raters. Loved most by The Formalists; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Joel CourtneyJoe Lamb
- Elle FanningAlice Dainard
- Riley GriffithsCharles Kaznyk
- Kyle ChandlerJackson Lamb
- Noah EmmerichNelec
- AJ MichalkaJen Kaznyk
- Ryan LeeCary McCarthy
- Ron EldardLouis Dainard
- Gabriel BassoMartin Read
- Bruce GreenwoodCooper
Crew
- J.J. AbramsDirector
- J.J. AbramsWriter
- Larry FongDirector of Photography
- Michael GiacchinoOriginal Music Composer
- Maryann BrandonEditor
- Mary Jo MarkeyEditor
- J.J. AbramsProducer
- Bryan BurkProducer
- Steven SpielbergProducer
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