The Return

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The Return

PG-13,

2006,

1h 25m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Horror

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13%

53 Reviews

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32%

100,000+ Ratings

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13%

Tomatometer

53 Reviews

32%

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100,000+ Ratings

Joanna Mills (Sarah Michelle Gellar) has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father (Sam Shepard), and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.

Critics Consensus

Unoriginality may be an acceptable risk in the Horror genre, but boredom is never okay.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Mar 24, 2007

The Return is a slow burn that's often way too slow, feeling stretched to meet a running time that's still under 90 minutes.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Jan 16, 2007

Adam Sussman's script is so thin you can see right through it.

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Jan 15, 2007

It's gripping stuff and deeply enjoyable.

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Steve Newton

Georgia Straight

Jul 6, 2010

3/5

This low-key supernatural thriller, illogical as it is, offers a brief respite from the gruelling Saws and Hostels of the world.

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Kit Bowen

Hollywood.com

Nov 20, 2008

2/5

Brian Holcomb

Beyond Hollywood

Apr 18, 2008

Built from spare parts left over by American remakes of Japanese copies of "Ringu", "The Return" is at least two steps removed from the first generation copy.

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Anakin R

Oct 3, 2018

The Return touched me deeply and only a Russian can make such a poignant tale about relationships that everyone regardless of their background will relate to. Story here is about two brothers who are suddenly confronted by their father who had been absent in their lives since their birth. He takes them on an excursion into the wilderness and tries to teach them the ways of life the way he sees right. I was horrified to learn that the boy who played the elder son died in real life soon after the film was done with production. It makes this film more poignant. Please see this film if you get an opportunity.(Touching film from Russia).

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Asif Kapadia

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Sarah Michelle Gellar

Joanna Mills

Peter O'Brien

Terry Stahl

Adam Scott

Kurt Setzer

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Synopsis

Joanna Mills (Sarah Michelle Gellar) has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father (Sam Shepard), and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.

Director: Asif Kapadia
Producer: Aaron Ryder, Jeffrey Silver
Screenwriter: Adam Sussman
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Raygun Productions, EuropaCorp, Intrepid Pictures, Rogue Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Disturbing Images|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.7M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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