# The Happening (2008)

> A science teacher and his companions flee a spreading wave of inexplicable suicides that may represent nature's retaliation against humanity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4158

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, Spencer Breslin, Robert Bailey Jr., Frank Collison
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949731/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: paranoid, foreboding, disturbing, late night horror viewing, disaster movie marathon

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