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They (2002)

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Reviews Counted:54

Fresh:20

Rotten:34

Average Rating:4.2/10

Consensus: They fails to sustain the level of creepiness necessary to rise above other movies in the horror genre.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for terror/violence, sexual content and language

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Nov 27, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $12,575,046

Synopsis: Robert Harmon's psychological thriller tells the tale of a graduate student whose childhood comes back to haunt her. Julia Lund (Laura Regan) is a seemingly well adjusted young woman who is getting... Robert Harmon's psychological thriller tells the tale of a graduate student whose childhood comes back to haunt her. Julia Lund (Laura Regan) is a seemingly well adjusted young woman who is getting a Master's degree in psychology. But one night she receives a call from her childhood friend, Billy (Jon Abrahams), who appears to have lost his grip on reality. Billy is convinced that the nighttime monsters that plagued both him and Julia as youngsters have returned to torment him. Before she can get him to calm down, Billy has turned a gun on himself and pulled the trigger. At the funeral service, Julia meets college friends of Billy's (Ethan Embry and Dagmara Dominczyk), who confess that they too had night terrors as children. Already under enough stress with her impending thesis defense, Julia must now contend with the supernatural evil that has begun to wreak havoc on her life. Harmon, who directed the classic 1986 thriller THE HITCHER, creates a dark and gloomy atmosphere, leaving it to the viewer to decide if this is really happening, or if it's all just inside Julia's stressed-out, fragile mind. [More]

Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ethan Embry

Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ethan Embry, Jon Abrahams

Director: Robert Harmon

Director: Robert Harmon
Screenwriter: Brendan Hood
Producer: Tom Engelman
Composer: Elia Cmiral
Studio: Dimension Films

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  • Scream king Wes Craven presents this terrifying suspense thriller where the most frightening childhood fears become real when they return to stake their claim! A psychology student (Laura Regan -- UNBREAKABLE) who experienced "night terrors" as a child must face the chilling realization that her nightmares were not all in her head! And when she finds others who shared similar experiences, together they discover the most frightening truth of all: the monsters in their closets marked them as children and are now returning to collect them! Also starring Marc Blucas (WE WERE SOLDIERS), Ethan Embry (SWEET HOME ALABAMA), and Jon Abrahams (SCARY MOVIE) in a hip young cast ... you don't want to miss a minute of this terror-filled thriller!
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    11/19/02
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    This is the kind of formulaic horror pap Wes Craven spoofed with the Scream series.

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    What it lacks in originality it makes up for in effective if cheap moments of fright and dread.

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    11/28/02
    A.O. Scott
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    A horror movie with seriously dumb characters, which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them stalked by creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness.

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    11/02/02
    Alexander Walker
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    'They' begins and ends with scenes so terrifying I'm still stunned. And I've decided to leave a light on every night from now on.

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    11/30/02
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    Too ordinary to restore [Harmon] to prominence, despite some creepy scenes that evoke childish night terrors, and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense rather than gross out the audience.

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    11/10/02
    Christopher Tookey
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    If a horror movie's primary goal is to frighten and disturb, then They works spectacularly well...A shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.

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    When pronouns attack.

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    11/13/02
    Ed Gonzalez
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    Efficient, suitably anonymous chiller.

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    12/03/02
    Ed Park
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    There is very little dread or apprehension, and though I like the creepy ideas, they are not executed with anything more than perfunctory skill.

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