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      Joshua

      2007, Mystery & thriller/Drama, 1h 45m

      99 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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      Though Joshua is ultimately too formulaic, its intelligence and suspenseful buildup heighten the overall creep factor. Read critic reviews

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      Brad (Sam Rockwell) and Abby (Vera Farmiga) Cairn have a seemingly picture-perfect life. Brad is a successful stockbroker, their son, Joshua, is a child prodigy, and Abby has just given birth to a baby girl. Ominous cracks soon begin to appear on the surface of this pretty picture. Pets mysteriously die, the baby will not stop crying, and Joshua develops an interest in mummification. The incidents may be coincidental, or Joshua's intelligence masks an extremely evil heart.

      • Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Behavior by a Child)

      • Genre: Mystery & thriller, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: George Ratliff

      • Producer: Johnathan Dorfman

      • Writer: David Gilbert, George Ratliff

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $478.5K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Fox

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

      Cast & Crew

      Sam Rockwell
      Vera Farmiga
      Celia Weston
      Dallas Roberts
      Michael McKean
      Jacob Kogan
      Alex Draper
      Nancy Giles
      Linda Larkin
      Temple Fennell
      Dan O'Meara
      Benoît Debie
      Jacob Craycroft
      Nico Muhly
      Rochelle Berliner
      Katya Debear
      Amanda Carroll
      Astrid Brucker

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      • Jan 28, 2007
        Incredibly disturbing film with hardly any on screen violence, yet the ideas are horrifying. It's closest cousin would be Jack Ketchum's Girl Next Door, also slated to become a film in 2007.
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