The Mist

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The Mist

R

2007

2h 6m

Horror

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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After a powerful storm damages their Maine home, David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and his young son head into town to gather food and supplies. Soon afterward, a thick fog rolls in and engulfs the town, trapping the Draytons and others in the grocery store. Terror mounts as deadly creatures reveal themselves outside, but that may be nothing compared to the threat within, where a zealot (Marcia Gay Harden) calls for a sacrifice.

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Critics Consensus

Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

Sep 5, 2019

H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos has long been one of King's guiding influences, and Frank Darabont's adaptation of The Mist honors that relationship while also working as a 21st-century political parable.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Jan 3, 2008

[This] grocery-store survival drama, dominated by Marcia Gay Harden as a shrill fundamentalist, serves as a crude but effective allegory for post-9/11 America.

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Paul Clinton (CNN.com)

CNN.com

Dec 1, 2007

It's a horror movie of real conviction. It deserves to be a hit.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

10/10

There is the obvious threat of what lies in the mist, but the story delves into several different sources of dread, such as fear itself, superstition, mistrust, and helplessness.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12, 2025

4/5

Wears its love of old-school monster movies on its sleeve, delivering a B-movie with a committed cast and frightening creatures.

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

Mar 28, 2025

3.5/5

An entertaining B-movie that leaves quite an impression thanks to its memorable ending. [Full review in Spanish]

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Paul D

@WhatDeweyThink 6 days ago

Wonderful and heartbreaking.

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Abrasiv M

@RT91939141 Oct 11, 2026

It’s a poorly acted, badly written cliche. The end times religious fervor theme - yes, I get it - but it’s beaten into the viewer, God, it’s torture, throughout the film. The behavior of the characters is often ludicrous. There’s a lot of dumb yelling. It comes across as a low budget B movie but without enough cringe. It tries to have meaning, but you never believe or care. Absolute garbage.

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Dave D

@RT78510413 Oct 10, 2026

A very intense, gripping movie. Some movies make the horror seem forced but this felt very real.

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Aries C

@AriesComato Sep 30, 2026

That ending gave it an extra 2 stars for me

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NATASHA C

@RT08393778 Sep 28, 2026

the film is very good with a bad ending for the characters ......... but when i you see the scenes of the characters fighting and struggling in the mist , those were a great highlight , they could have done so many scenes in the mist .... but as it is still a very good movie

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TWMax65 T

@RT38199094 Sep 28, 2026

I didn’t like the movie for the first 30 minutes or hour because it didn’t feel that special, but then it got better and better. From a sociological point of view, I like how they explored the dynamics of a large group of people being trapped together and divided with different beliefs and approaches among each other (with some becoming quite unsettling and scary from their end as humans instead of just the monsters) and that kept it interesting. The ending was also quite gutsy and unexpected. It was a decent watch!

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Synopsis

After a powerful storm damages their Maine home, David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and his young son head into town to gather food and supplies. Soon afterward, a thick fog rolls in and engulfs the town, trapping the Draytons and others in the grocery store. Terror mounts as deadly creatures reveal themselves outside, but that may be nothing compared to the threat within, where a zealot (Marcia Gay Harden) calls for a sacrifice.

Director: Frank Darabont
Producer: Frank Darabont, Liz Glotzer
Screenwriter: Frank Darabont
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company, Darkwoods Productions
Rating: R (Terror and Gore|Language|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.6M
Runtime: 2h 6m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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