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The Happening (2008)

We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now...it's happening.

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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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Cast

  • Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg Elliot Moore
  • Zooey Deschanel Zooey Deschanel Alma Moore
  • John Leguizamo John Leguizamo Julian
  • Ashlyn Sanchez Ashlyn Sanchez Jess
  • Betty Buckley Betty Buckley Mrs. Jones
  • Spencer Breslin Spencer Breslin Josh
  • Robert Bailey Jr. Robert Bailey Jr. Jared
  • Frank Collison Frank Collison Nursery Owner
  • Jeremy Strong Jeremy Strong Private Auster
  • Alan Ruck Alan Ruck Principal
  • Victoria Clark Victoria Clark Nursery Owner's Wife
  • M. Night Shyamalan M. Night Shyamalan Joey (voice)
  • Alison Folland Alison Folland Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin
  • Kristen Connolly Kristen Connolly Woman Reading on Bench
  • Cornell Womack Cornell Womack Construction Foreman
  • Curtis McClarin Curtis McClarin Construction Crew Member
  • Robert Lenzi Robert Lenzi Jake
  • Derege Harding Derege Harding Train Conductor

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