They

Name: They
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: November 27, 2002
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 31
Cast: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas

2002

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Miramax Films | Release Date: November 27, 2002 | PG-13

Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas

Summary: After witnessing a horrible incident, a graduate student struggles to find the link between her childhood fear of the dark and the night terrors she now suffers.

Director: Robert Harmon

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 89 min

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Steven Rea

They has a low-budget, generic feel -- but also enough sense to know that unseen menace is a lot creepier than explicit gore. Read full review

Rich Cline

While it does deliver some good jolts, it never quite cranks up the terror. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Sensation, not sense, is the point of this exercise, and what it lacks in originality it makes up for in effective if cheap moments of fright and dread. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

A dull, dumb and derivative horror film. Read full review

J.R. Jones

The grad student and her boyfriend (Marc Blucas) are blandly written and the story never develops any psychological depth; the paranormal explanation for what's going on is equally slight. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Craven's name doesn't appear anywhere in the credits of the film otherwise known as They. That's fitting, too, since even the worst Craven-directed movies have a lot more going for them than this painfully familiar bit of oogum-boogum. Read full review

Paul Malcolm

The film stinks from start to finish, like a wet burlap sack of gloom. Read full review

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SamS.

Aug 14, 2006

excellent horror filmaking classic working thrills and eveyrthing you can ask for in what is wes craven's newest classic.

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Compartment46

Feb 16, 2016

They has ample scenes that are well shot and the movie has a creepy atmosphere that fits every horror
thriller. Marc Blucus is in the movie from Buffy The Vampire Slayer and he does a fantastic job as always.
The leading actress from The Count of Monte Cristo also adds to the movie withThey has ample scenes that are well shot and the movie has a creepy atmosphere that fits every horror
thriller. Marc Blucus is in the movie from Buffy The Vampire Slayer and he does a fantastic job as always.
The leading actress from The Count of Monte Cristo also adds to the movie with her character.… Expand

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Meth-dude

Jan 28, 2017

The acting was good, the original idea was interesting and the final product was pretty entertaining. Even though the special effects didn't look that good and Billy's friends were underused, it was still a good movie.

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FilipeNeto

Jun 9, 2020

This film is another mild horror film that never wants to be more than that and never strives for more. Its greatest merit comes from making an effort to deal with the public's childhood fears. It is meritorious, in that it takes advantage of an interesting idea to make a horror film, but itThis film is another mild horror film that never wants to be more than that and never strives for more. Its greatest merit comes from making an effort to deal with the public's childhood fears. It is meritorious, in that it takes advantage of an interesting idea to make a horror film, but it fails in the attempt to scare us.

The script is based on the existence of something that, under cover of darkness, torments children in their room at night. Years later, as an adult, Júlia Lund meets a childhood friend who kills himself in front of her, allegedly to get rid of the creatures that torment him. That is, the film has potential, but it is lost as it becomes more complex. The monsters are so obvious and poorly made that they never scare, and from the moment the audience understands the story, the film has little more to give: the ending becomes obvious and the film ends up becoming slow, tiring and uninteresting with the progress of the film.

The cast is average and does not do more than expected. The highlight naturally goes to the beautiful Laura Regan, the protagonist, who was able to capture the public's sympathy despite sometimes sounding exaggerated. Wes Craven is notoriously mentioned in the introduction but I don't see what he could have done to improve the film other than simply to allow to put his name there in exchange for a handful of dollars. Robert Harmon does an average job in the director's chair, looking satisfied with a film that never impresses. At a more technical level, the film is as warm as everything else: the scares are predictable and not frightening, the design of the monsters is good enough if we take into account that we never see them well, the special, visual and sound effects are decent.… Expand

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Tss5078

Feb 23, 2013

THEY are part of one of the worst movies I have seen in years. I'm not even sure who the THEY are! Usually Wes Craven doesn't put his name on something unless it's decent. This isn't even close to decent. This is the slowest, most boring horror film I've ever seen! "Hey remember that thatTHEY are part of one of the worst movies I have seen in years. I'm not even sure who the THEY are! Usually Wes Craven doesn't put his name on something unless it's decent. This isn't even close to decent. This is the slowest, most boring horror film I've ever seen! "Hey remember that that scared us 19 years ago, when we were kids, well all of a sudden it's back, so ummm call your childhood psychologist." Laura Regan is laughable, getting more upset by some crap on her finger than her friend blowing his head off in front of her, and it's just downhill from there. There is nothing scary about this film. I really have to question how like this even gets made.… Expand

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