# The Messengers (2007)

> A troubled Chicago family encounters a deadly supernatural legacy after moving into an isolated North Dakota farmhouse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5091

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
- Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
- Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller, John Corbett, Dustin Milligan, William B. Davis, Evan Turner, Theodore Turner
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425430/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, atmospheric, late night horror, haunted house movie night

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