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The Familiar

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
276
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Laura Spencer in The Familiar (2009)
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The Familiar is a terrifying story of spiritual manipulation in the life of a lonely gunsmith named Sam. Through his estranged sister-in-law, Laura, who he has not seen since before the deat... Read allThe Familiar is a terrifying story of spiritual manipulation in the life of a lonely gunsmith named Sam. Through his estranged sister-in-law, Laura, who he has not seen since before the death of his wife five years earlier, Sam comes face to face with a very wicked spirit named R... Read allThe Familiar is a terrifying story of spiritual manipulation in the life of a lonely gunsmith named Sam. Through his estranged sister-in-law, Laura, who he has not seen since before the death of his wife five years earlier, Sam comes face to face with a very wicked spirit named Rallo. Sam's attraction to Laura blinds him to the fact that Rallo is taking possession of ... Read all

  • Director
    • Miles Hanon
  • Writer
    • Miles Hanon
  • Stars
    • Bryan Massey
    • Laura Spencer
    • Jeff West
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    276
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    • Director
      • Miles Hanon
    • Writer
      • Miles Hanon
    • Stars
      • Bryan Massey
      • Laura Spencer
      • Jeff West
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Bryan Massey
    Bryan Massey
    • Sam
    Laura Spencer
    Laura Spencer
    • Laura
    Jeff West
    • Charlie
    Ben Hall
    Ben Hall
    • Nathan
    Stephanie Young
    Stephanie Young
    • Katherine
    • (as Stephanie Young-Brehm)
    Dalton Olive
    Dalton Olive
    • Young Sam
    Reid Strickland
    • Young Charlie
    Jill McBride
    • Waitress
    Efraim Rangle
    • Liquor Store Clerk
    Randy Lusk
    • Liquor Store Patron
    • Director
      • Miles Hanon
    • Writer
      • Miles Hanon
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    sallyannchadbourne

    The Familiar was very interesting to say the least.

    My husband and I have watched The Familiar several times. The film deals with a very interesting and difficult subject matter. Could this type of activity happen in real life? We believe so. Which makes this movie scary stuff to think about. The acting was good. I think both main characters did a very good job of playing their parts. It was convincing enough to make the story come to life. I wouldn't recommend young children under 12 watching it. It is just a scary enough movie to be a little too disturbing for younger viewers. We found it strangely enjoyable. Most films dealing with this subject matter go somewhat over the top with too much violence and disturbing imagery, but that wasn't the case in this movie. It was a a lot more believable in our opinion without being too graphic.
    2ant36au

    Propaganda

    Nothing irks me more than religious propaganda disguised as horror,and that is exactly what this movie is,without the horror.The acting was average at best and just slowly got worse until,by the end it was just awful.The only thing that was good about this movie was seeing the oh so cute Laura Spencer,pity she had to lower her skills to take part in this dull and ultimately boring religious diatribe.Give it a miss,save your soul.
    9urx-795-910129

    In some way awesome!

    At the beginning i was skeptical about this spirit stuff. After introduced Laura character i was amazed. I must admit Laura Spencer played good role and i really had strange feelings like Sam character could feel. If i would be in this situation in real life, it would make me crazy in good way:) It is always important to have some kind of feeling from movie and it did exactly that! Even the concept itself was a bit silly, the human part was played well. Also there were good technical details. How people handled things, it felt very realistic. One thing i didn't like was the end part, it was too unrealistic for me and for a moment i lost feeling being in movie. After all it is possible that i will watch this movie again later just to get this strange feeling again.

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      • 1h 41m(101 min)
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
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      • 1.78 : 1

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