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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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    'Wes Craven Presents.' Such an endorsement is meant to be a mark of quality, and indeed it is--bad quality, that is.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
    09/17/07
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    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
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    I've seen They twice now, once theatrically and once via DVD, and...for the life of me...I can't tell you what it's about.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    03/06/04
    Scott Weinberg
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    On the heels of The Ring comes a similarly morose and humorless horror movie that, although flawed, is to be commended for its straight-ahead approach to creepiness.

    Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
    06/26/03
    Nick Rogers
    Nick Rogers
    State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

    The movie's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating, though, even if the movie itself doesn't stand a ghost of a chance.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    06/24/03
    John J. Puccio
    John J. Puccio
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    With the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof, which They isn't, it is more likely to induce sleep than fright.

    Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
    12/09/02
    Steve Rhodes
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    Characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    12/08/02
    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    Harmon ... does crank up the tension, getting nicely petrified performances from the young cast.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/08/02
    Rich Cline
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    N/R

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    12/06/02
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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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    Stinks from start to finish, like a wet burlap sack of gloom.

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    12/05/02
    Paul Malcolm
    Paul Malcolm
    L.A. Weekly

    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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    Entertainment Weekly
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    They is this year's apparent last gasp of a horror film. They is pretty lame. They looks like They was made for the bottom half of a double-bill at a drive-in that no one told the filmmakers had closed 25 years ago.

    Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
    12/04/02
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    There’s nothing to gain from watching They. It isn’t scary. It hates its characters. It finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers.

    Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
    12/03/02
    Mark Palermo
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    One of the most boring horror movies in recent memory.

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    12/03/02
    Pete Croatto
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    Efficient, suitably anonymous chiller.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    12/03/02
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