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The Return

  • 2020
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
956
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Richard Harmon in The Return (2020)
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After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.

  • Director
    • BJ Verot
  • Writers
    • Ken Janssens
    • BJ Verot
  • Stars
    • Richard Harmon
    • Echo Andersson
    • Sara Thompson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    956
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • BJ Verot
    • Writers
      • Ken Janssens
      • BJ Verot
    • Stars
      • Richard Harmon
      • Echo Andersson
      • Sara Thompson
    • 45User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Richard Harmon
    Richard Harmon
    • Rodger Emmerlich
    Echo Andersson
    • Jordan Hasbury
    Sara Thompson
    Sara Thompson
    • Beth Struman
    Marina Stephenson Kerr
    Marina Stephenson Kerr
    • Dr. Henrietta Cox
    Erik Athavale
    Erik Athavale
    • Oswald Emmerlich
    Gwendolyn Collins
    Gwendolyn Collins
    • Esme Emmerlich
    Zoe Fish
    Zoe Fish
    • Amelia Emmerlich
    Kristen Sawatzky
    Kristen Sawatzky
    • Ghost Esme
    Adam Brooks
    Adam Brooks
    • Max Shackleford
    Maclean Fish
    Maclean Fish
    • Teen Rodger
    Keaton Fish
    • Young Rodger
    Callie Lane
    Callie Lane
    • Young Jordan
    Jaydee-Lynn McDougall
    • Tanya
    • (as Jaydee McDougall)
    Jan Skene
    Jan Skene
    • Grace
    • Director
      • BJ Verot
    • Writers
      • Ken Janssens
      • BJ Verot
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    4NicholasMCG

    Don't treat us like we are stupid for one

    If you are going to cast someone who is clearly 30 years old playing a young college student, know that it will bother the majority of us. If you want the older actor so much make the character older. Otherwise we will be annoyed for much of the plot. As for the film, pretty boring, and pushing it's thrills down our throats.
    4payments-08821

    I really love Richard Harmon

    I really love Richard Harmon and hate it that he's in such sucky movies. Does he know they're bad? Does he need a new agent? ...................................
    6paul_m_haakonsen

    Enjoyable and entertaining...

    I sat down to watch the 2020 sci-fi thriller "The Return" here in 2021, without ever having heard about the movie, so I wasn't sure what to expect.

    And now that the movie ended, I will say that writers Ken Janssens and BJ Verot actually managed to compile a wholesome script that proved interesting and entertaining.

    The movie does manage to combine elements of horror and sci-fi in a rather interesting and entertaining manner. And I do admit that I like the storyline and the way that the writers managed to mix together the two elements for a wholesome story.

    Visually then "The Return" is fairly good. Now, the movie is not one that relies heavily on special effects, well aside from the apparition, of course. But they managed to pull it off well enough, and definitely added something good to the overall movie experience.

    Richard Harmon (playing Rodger) and Echo Andersson (playing Jordan) were really nicely cast for their roles and they carried the movie quite well with their performances.

    If you sit down to watch "The Return" and expect it to be a scary movie, then you will be disappointed. Nay, "The Return" is a light sci-fi movie with elements of thriller and horror to it. Nothing overly scary about director BJ Verot's 2020 movie actually.

    I enjoyed the movie from start to end, and it is a movie that actually is well worth taking the time to sit down and watch. I am rating "The Return" a six out of ten stars.
    6tomeiwoi

    not that bad of a movie

    It's not that bad of a movie. However, I think the production cost was not too short compared to the efforts of the producers. If so, then there must have been a lot of shortcomings in producing and investing.
    8kobey-63331

    Personally enjoyed the movie

    It's a low-budget movie, but the CG wasn't bad. If there were more posibilities to get much budget, that would make a great movie I think. Recommend to watch this.

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    • Release date
      • August 10, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Don't Return
    • Production company
      • Strata Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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