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The Crescent

  • 2017
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
590
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Merle Barnes, Seth A Smith, Nancy Urich, Paul Hammond, Darcy Spidle, Chik White, Craig Buckley, Andrew Gillis, Amy Trefry, Woodrow Graves, Danika Vandersteen, Terrance Murray, Britt Loder, Scott McQuillin, Andrea Kenyon, and Richard Sparks in The Crescent (2017)
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After an unexpected death in the family, a mother and son struggle to find spiritual healing at a beachfront summer home.After an unexpected death in the family, a mother and son struggle to find spiritual healing at a beachfront summer home.After an unexpected death in the family, a mother and son struggle to find spiritual healing at a beachfront summer home.

  • Director
    • Seth A Smith
  • Writers
    • Seth A Smith
    • Darcy Spidle
  • Stars
    • Danika Vandersteen
    • Woodrow Graves
    • Terrance Murray
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    590
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Seth A Smith
    • Writers
      • Seth A Smith
      • Darcy Spidle
    • Stars
      • Danika Vandersteen
      • Woodrow Graves
      • Terrance Murray
    • 16User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Danika Vandersteen
    Danika Vandersteen
    • Beth
    Woodrow Graves
    • Lowen
    Terrance Murray
    Terrance Murray
    • Joseph
    Britt Loder
    Britt Loder
    • Sam
    Andrew Gillis
    Richard Sparks
    Andrea Kenyon
    Amy Trefry
    Amy Trefry
    Merle Barnes
    Scott McQuillin
    Chik White
    Chik White
    • Director
      • Seth A Smith
    • Writers
      • Seth A Smith
      • Darcy Spidle
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    2alexunderwood-27719

    One of the worst pieces of garbage I've seen all year

    This movie is a shining example of someone who had a very specific vision for their film, so they just did whatever they wanted and it didn't end up coming together in any meaningful way. In an attempt to be deep and symbolic the movie is instead pretentious and a waste of time. The story is nonsensical and confusing until a character just explains it at the end. It's manages to be obtuse and hard to follow without actually being intriguing or leaving much up to interpretation. It's shot like absolute garbage, mostly using a lot of ugly close ups and handheld shots that have no sense of framing for the scene. Occasionally the movie has weird interludes where the aspect ratio changes to basically portrait view for seemingly no reason. There are some interesting visuals involving paintings made by the main character, but they don't end up having any real significance other than looking cool. Every performance is laughably bad; the lead especially seems incredibly bored every time that the scene is supposed to be suspenseful or scary. Probably most damning, it just isn't scary in any way. Nothing that happens to the main character and her son is really that threatening or disturbing in any way. There are a litany of cliches and played out set ups that never go anywhere. For a movie that's paced like a slug on wet concrete it doesn't create any sense of suspense whatsoever. In total, it's stupid, it's boring, it's ugly, it's poorly acted, and it has nothing to offer on a story level. Skip it.
    6vmalast

    Incredibly interesting but VERY slow

    Personally, I thought the actors were spot on. The child was amazing (I always cringe when a small child is in a film). I have no idea how they got the child to act. It's VERY slow, but, it did keep me interested. I would consider this more of an Art House film. I gave it a 6. Would have given this a higher rating, the slowness brought it down.
    3jinx_pisces

    Don't waste your time

    Very, very slow. It doesn't fit together well to make a whole story.
    10carrworks

    Scary with a Twist

    I recently watched The Crescent at the Vancouver Film Festival and I loved it.

    The Crescent is visually stunning and tells a story that can scare someone of any age.

    I don't want to give anything away but all of the little things make sense at the end and it is truly a glorious experience.

    Well done!
    8icocleric

    Slow burn, but if you can get past that it's really good.

    It's a slow burn for sure, it takes a while for things to start getting weird, and creepy, but once they do it gets good fast. It took a little while for me to see the twist coming, which I really liked. It doesn't come out of no where either, there's small hints. I really liked the story, and thought the slow pace at the beginning paid off in the end.

    Because damn, it got REALLY creepy.

    The son in the story is very young, which adds to the creepy when things set it. And I liked how they managed to keep him chatty through the story, that must have been difficult with such a young child. I really thought it was a good film if you can get past how slow it is at the beginning.

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      Britt Loder's debut.

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Cut Off Tail (Canada)
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
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    • Filming locations
      • Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Cut/Off/Tail Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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