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A Resurrection

  • 2013
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
1.8K
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Devon Sawa, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Mischa Barton in A Resurrection (2013)
A down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.
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A murdered boys spirit seeks revenge by seeking six souls to live again.A murdered boys spirit seeks revenge by seeking six souls to live again.A murdered boys spirit seeks revenge by seeking six souls to live again.

  • Director
    • Matt Orlando
  • Writer
    • Matt Orlando
  • Stars
    • Mischa Barton
    • Brenden Meers
    • Devon Sawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.9/10
    1.8K
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    • Director
      • Matt Orlando
    • Writer
      • Matt Orlando
    • Stars
      • Mischa Barton
      • Brenden Meers
      • Devon Sawa
    • 16User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Mischa Barton
    Mischa Barton
    • Jessie Parker
    Brenden Meers
    Brenden Meers
    • Alex
    Devon Sawa
    Devon Sawa
    • Travis
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    • Addison
    J. Michael Trautmann
    J. Michael Trautmann
    • Eli Driggers
    Nick Jandl
    Nick Jandl
    • Brandon
    Stuart Stone
    Stuart Stone
    • Nick
    Alanna Janell
    • Tammy
    • (as Alanna Romansky)
    Morgan Wolk
    • Dian
    Annie Kitral
    Annie Kitral
    • Bruja
    Patrick de Ledebur
    • Devon
    • (as Patrick De Ledebur)
    Matthew Willig
    Matthew Willig
    • Vince
    • (as Matt Willig)
    Jason McCune
    Jason McCune
    • Sheriff Kent
    Sean Derry
    • Carl
    Larry Meyers
    • Mr. Doyle
    Mary Rawson
    • Mrs. Doyle
    Jeff Hochendoner
    Jeff Hochendoner
    • Coach
    Bill Laing
    • Crazy Old Man
    • Director
      • Matt Orlando
    • Writer
      • Matt Orlando
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    10joeknapp

    Retro Psycho Thriller Flick

    I enjoyed watching A Resurrection. Unlike the dumbed-down horror flicks offered today, this movie recalls the era when thrillers like this actually had a great story behind them. I saw the end coming from a mile away. But, when the end finally came, it wasn't at all what I expected. That was a welcome surprise. At first I thought that too many people had been killed. After all, only six souls had to be taken, according to the Bruja's spell. But, after thinking back on it, I realized that some of the departed were not victims of the dead brother. They were killed by others instead. When is the last time a horror movie made you think? It's been a while. If you're fairly young, you may not have ever experienced an intelligent horror flick. Go rent Psycho. The camera work and editing are top quality and often quite creative. The acting is varied, but excellent in the most important characters. Eli is an example of casting perfection. I took my girlfriend to see this movie and she jumped and screamed at all the required scare points. That's a whole lot better than looking over at your girlfriend to find she's fallen asleep! It's also refreshing to walk out of the theater talking over the story. Too often these days I walk out, sometimes before the movie ends, wondering why I wasted so much money and thinking about asking for a refund. Go see A Resurrection. It's easily worth twice the price of admission.
    1batterygross

    This is actually a movie ? not some student school project??

    I do not want to believe that this is a real movie... I'll be honest as I can be.... people die or get hurt out side the screen, so you never see any gore or any violence you just see people and a few seconds later they are hurt.

    The "Main" character of the movie is one of the worst actors I had ever seen in my life, to be honest the acting in the movie is some of the worst

    The acting is very very bad The writing is dumb, nothing makes sense, at all, not the actions people take, the anything that happens

    it's just something you need to skip and never watch. it's stupid, it's poorly written and it's all around bad
    3wandernn1-81-683274

    He's Back. And He Has To Take Them!

    -1 Star For This one seeming to take forever for something interesting to happen.

    -1 Star for the unsatisfying ending

    This one just wasn't very impressive. Sad that this was Michael Clarke Duncan's last role. Even having him in this one didn't help it.
    7MissOceanB

    Decent Film...Deserves a Higher Rating! Interesting storyline.

    Definitely believe this film deserves higher reviews. If you're looking for heavy gore and very creepy ghost/supernatural stuff, then try something else. That said, Resurrection knows when to use the right sound effects and visual effects to give you a little scare and has its moments. Michael Clarke Duncan (RIP), Mischa Barton and Devon Sawa were great, even though a lot of people seem to question Mischa Barton's acting skills. She did well in this film! Without giving too much away, the concept of supernatural resurrection and the occult basis for this film make for an interesting and curious storyline that isn't quite like any I've seen or heard of before. And there are parts of the film that will leave you questioning what you thought was going to happen and curious as to why it played out the way it did.

    Enjoyed it, give it a chance! Don't judge it simply by its ratings as one man's treasure is another man's junk.
    6sal10851

    Decent film.

    A Resurrection is a story about Eli who is a high school outcast trying to deal with the death of his older brother Devon who was recently killed in a hit and run incident.

    For such low ratings on IMDb this film was pretty good. There is a slow build up but once the story gets going it keeps a good pace. It deals into the occult which is not seen too often these days. The direction that the story takes is quite interesting. There was a few scenes that were unnecessary and had nothing to do with the story. Not much gore and violence which is refreshing for a change. I was pleased with the cinematography which I thought was outstanding. The acting was flawed except for a few actors including Devon Sawa, Mischa Barton and Michael Clarke Duncan(RIP). The character of Eli never makes a big impression on me as grieving brother would. With all that was going on in his life it begged a lot more emotion from the character.

    Overall this film was well put together and it definitely worth a peek.

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    • Trivia
      This movie was dedicated to Michael Clarke Duncan.
    • Quotes

      Jessie: Nothing will bring him back! Nothing! Eli!

    • Crazy credits
      In Loving Memory Michael Clarke Duncan
    • Soundtracks
      The Vow
      Written by Adrian Valerie

      Performed by Fashion Bomb

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Hồi Sinh
    • Filming locations
      • Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jamie Kennedy Entertainment
      • Levine Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,730
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,300
      • Mar 24, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,730
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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