The Happening (2008)
Release: June 11, 2008 | Runtime: 1h 30m | Rating: 5.4
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?
We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now...it's happening.
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Main cast
- Mark Wahlberg as Elliot Moore
- Zooey Deschanel as Alma Moore
- John Leguizamo as Julian
- Ashlyn Sanchez as Jess
- Betty Buckley as Mrs. Jones
- Spencer Breslin as Josh
- Robert Bailey Jr. as Jared
- Frank Collison as Nursery Owner
- Jeremy Strong as Private Auster
- Alan Ruck as Principal
- Victoria Clark as Nursery Owner's Wife
- M. Night Shyamalan as Joey (voice)
- Alison Folland as Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin
- Kristen Connolly as Woman Reading on Bench
- Cornell Womack as Construction Foreman
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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?
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