The Happening
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan5.017%24%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?
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- tellumAugust 19, 2025This is one of the worst directed movies as there is no excuse to see the performances the actors put out and not see a problem. I can accept the idea that a lot of bad movies can actually look ok when filming scenes in isolation and it isn’t apparent how bad it is when it comes together in editing, but with this one there is no way. It had to be painfully apparent to all involved that this sucked except M Night, this is what he wanted and it should haunt him forever.
- jeyh95d agoThe most inoffensive 1 star possible. There was nothing stand out good or bad. The acting was bad but not outstandingly so the story was bad but not remarkably so if there was a soundtrack it never registered to me. A movie that is better than only the offensively bad simply because it had nothing to even note
- I AMSeptember 15, 2025Looks like the actors just needed a paycheck
- alihoneycuttSeptember 1, 2025There's a deadly contagion that affects people in places that are mostly ignored and very thinly populated. Quick! If you want to survive, everyone head to a WNBA arena!!
- aamillikinOctober 29, 2025Just god awful.
- SaturnFoxDieJuly 18, 2025Amazing movie, period. One of the directors best.
- Kevin WardJuly 3, 2025My kids picked this movie tonight. They seem to gravitate towards M. Night films when given that option. I really did not care for this film when it came out, but I have to say it’s definitely much better than I remember. Honestly, the only things holding me back from a higher score are Wahlberg’s performance and the fact that he and Deschanel have zero chemistry together. Wahlberg actually had more chemistry with the plastic plant, which admittedly was a really funny moment. Entertaining watch and the family liked it too.
