The Happening

The Happening
  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-06-11
Box Office Gross: $163,403,799
Running Time: 90 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: 20th Century Fox, UTV Motion Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures, Dune Entertainment III
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6/10

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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... See more some toxic military bio weapon — or something even more sinister?

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