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They (2002)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:4

Rotten:7

Average Rating:4/10

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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    It's certainly entertaining enough and made with great style, but the whole thing feels slightly undercooked.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    12/06/02
    Randy Cordova
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    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    12/06/02
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    The attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    12/05/02
    Owen Gleiberman
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    Efficient, suitably anonymous chiller.

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    12/03/02
    Ed Park
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    They ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering.

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    12/02/02
    Scott Foundas
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    Represents something very close to the nadir of the thriller/horror genre.

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    12/02/02
    Kirk Honeycutt
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    A perfectly acceptable, perfectly bland, competently acted but by no means scary horror movie.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    11/29/02
    Mick LaSalle
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    They has a low-budget, generic feel -- but also enough sense to know that unseen menace is a lot creepier than explicit gore.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
    11/29/02
    Steven Rea
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    What happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares?

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    11/29/02
    Gary Dowell
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    A dull, dumb and derivative horror film.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    11/29/02
    Lou Lumenick
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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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    Julia is played with exasperating blandness by Laura Regan.

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    11/27/02
    Wesley Morris
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