The Happening
We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now...it's happening.
2008 | 90m | English
Popularity: 9 (history)
| Director: | M. Night Shyamalan |
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| Writer: | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Staring: |
| When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister? | |
| Release Date: | Jun 11, 2008 |
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| Director: | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Writer: | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Keywords | suicide, husband wife relationship, tree, natural disaster, crisis, park, nature, strange behavior, virus, curious, mysterious, unexplained, satirical, desperate, toxin, anxious, unprecedented, ambiguous, distressing |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Spyglass Entertainment, UTV Motion Pictures, Dune Entertainment III, Blinding Edge Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $163,403,799
Budget: $60,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Wahlberg | Elliot Moore |
| Zooey Deschanel | Alma Moore |
| John Leguizamo | Julian |
| Ashlyn Sanchez | Jess |
| Betty Buckley | Mrs. Jones |
| Spencer Breslin | Josh |
| Robert Bailey Jr. | Jared |
| Frank Collison | Nursery Owner |
| Jeremy Strong | Private Auster |
| Alan Ruck | Principal |
| Victoria Clark | Nursery Owner's Wife |
| M. Night Shyamalan | Joey (voice) |
| Alison Folland | Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin |
| Kristen Connolly | Woman Reading on Bench |
| Cornell Womack | Construction Foreman |
| Curtis McClarin | Construction Crew Member |
| Robert Lenzi | Jake |
| Derege Harding | Train Conductor |
| Roberto Lombardi | Father in Elliot's Group |
| Kerry O'Malley | Woman on Cell Phone |
| Shayna Levine | Teenage Girl in Jeep |
| Stéphane Debac | French Bicyclist |
| Cyrille Thouvenin | French Bicyclist's Friend |
| Babita Hariani | Medical Correspondent |
| Alicia Taylor | U.S. Reporter |
| Edward James Hyland | Professor Kendall Wallace |
| Armand Schultz | Talk Show Host |
| Stephen Singer | Dr. Ross |
| Sophia Burke | Student Named Laura |
| Alex Van Kooy | Boy In Class |
| Charlie Saxton | Student Named Dylan |
| Kathy Hart | Vice Principal |
| Lisa Furst | Teacher in Auditorium |
| Rick Foster | Railway Police Officer |
| Marc H. Glick | P.A. System Conductor |
| Don Castro | Philadelphia Police Officer |
| Bill Chemerka | Taxi Driver - Sal |
| Jann Ellis | Older Woman with Dog |
| Whitney Sugarman | Passenger |
| Mary Ellen Driscoll | Woman Passenger |
| Greg Wood | Passenger at Counter |
| Peter Appel | Diner Owner |
| Eoin O'Shea | Passenger #1 |
| Michael Quinlan | Passenger #2 |
| Lyman Chen | Passenger #3 |
| Brian O'Halloran | Jeep Driver |
| Megan Grace | Jeep Passenger #1 |
| Rich Chew | Jeep Passenger #2 |
| Keith Bullard | Man In Crowd At Crossroads |
| Joel de la Fuente | Realtor |
| Ashley Brimfield | Woman In Group |
| Mara Hobel | Woman with Hands Over Ears |
| James Breen | Farmhouse Voice (voice) |
| Carmen Bitonti | Mangled Construction Worker |
| Brian Anthony Wilson | Arguing Man in Crowd |
| Greg SmithAldridge | Zoo Employee |
| Ukee Washington | Local News Anchor |
| John Ottavino | Network News Anchor |
| Sid Doherty | Radio News Announcer |
| Wes Heywood | Radio Voice (voice) |
| Nancy Sokerka | Radio Caller Fay (voice) |
| Julia Yorks | Young Woman Voice on Phone (voice) |
| Bill Shusta | Radio Newsman (voice) |
| Kirk Penberthy | Radio Announcer (voice) |
| Alex Craft | Truck Passenger Boy |
| Allie Habberstad | Truck Passenger Girl |
| Alex Harz | Pico - Helen's Pianist (uncredited) |
| Adam Schoon | Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
| Lee Squire | Student (uncredited) |
| Robert Bizik | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mandy Kowalski | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| Rose Sias | Stunts |
| Joanna Shelmidine | Stunts |
| Tracey Ruggiero | Stunts |
| Jodi Michelle Pynn | Stunts |
| Kimberly Shannon Murphy | Stunts |
| Tina Mckissick | Stunts |
| Jessica Harbeck | Stunts |
| Karen Carbone | Stunts |
| M. Night Shyamalan | Screenplay, Director |
| Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Douglas Aibel | Casting |
| James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Donald Mowat | Makeup Artist |
| Katie Eischen | Stunts |
| Markus Mentzer | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Chris Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Deborah Habberstad | Stunts |
| Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
| Conrad Buff IV | Editor |
| Stephanie Holbrook | Casting |
| Tina Fuchs Wanner | Stunts |
| Julia Dumenigo | Stunts |
| Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
| Jennifer Cobb | Stunts |
| Anthony Dunne | Art Direction |
| Michael McCole | Set Decoration |
| Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Barbra Matis | Assistant Art Director |
| Steve Sysko | Set Dresser |
| Robert Fernandez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paul Urmson | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Edward Hirsh | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jeff Olson | Visual Effects Producer |
| Nick Scarano | Costume Supervisor |
| Hayley Stuppel | Set Costumer |
| Zade Rosenthal | Still Photographer |
| Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor |
| Luke Ciarrocchi | Editorial Production Assistant |
| James Mazzola | Property Master |
| Diane Heller | Key Makeup Artist |
| Keith christensen | Key Makeup Artist |
| Ozzy Alvarez | Makeup Artist |
| Diane Dixon | Additional Hairstylist |
| Betsy Heimann | Costume Design |
| Robert Guerra | Assistant Art Director |
| Jolie Scherberger | Set Dresser |
| Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor |
| David Ebner | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Richard Ivan Mann | Visual Effects Producer |
| Adrienne Greshock | Set Costumer |
| Ric Spencer | Set Costumer |
| Claire Kirk | Art Department Coordinator |
| Jonathan Hagen | Camera Production Assistant |
| Sharon Smith Holley | Assistant Editor |
| Jac Rubenstein | Dialogue Editor |
| David Schanker | Assistant Property Master |
| Don Kozma | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Craig Lyman | Makeup Artist |
| Rita Parillo | Key Hair Stylist |
| Billy Miller | Key Grip |
| Paveil Raymont | Key Production Assistant |
| William Cueto | Electrician |
| William McCleery | Driver |
| John Bernard | Line Producer |
| Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Glenn Hiramatsu | Graphic Designer |
| Glenn Davis | Base Camp Operator |
| Jorge Luis Gonzalez | Scenic Artist |
| Julia Marie Newmann | Scoring Mixer |
| Cathy Brighenti | Assistant Picture Car Coordinator |
| Angela Bellisio | Second Assistant Camera |
| Angela Cutrone | Additional Production Assistant |
| Jim Williams | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Paul Williams | Construction Coordinator |
| Michael A. Williams | Driver |
| William Lebeda | Second Unit Director |
| William F. Hennessy Jr. | Set Dresser |
| William D. Lee | Special Effects |
| Claire Guillabert | Second Unit Director |
| Claire Raskind | Unit Publicist |
| Chris DeAngelis | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Nathalie Ford | Assistant Vehicles Coordinator |
| Joe Violante | Dailies Technician |
| Marisa Clayton | Dailies Manager |
| William P. Fiedler | Best Boy Electric |
| Kelly Golden | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Mercer | Producer |
| M. Night Shyamalan | Producer |
| Jose L. Rodriguez | Producer |
| Gary Barber | Executive Producer |
| Ronnie Screwvala | Executive Producer |
| Barry Mendel | Producer |
| John Rusk | Producer |
| Zarina Screwvala | Executive Producer |
| Deven Khote | Producer |
| Roger Birnbaum | Executive Producer |
| Les G. Jones | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 38 | 56 | 28 |
| 2024 | 5 | 40 | 62 | 26 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 29 | 48 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 33 | 46 | 21 |
| 2025 | 1 | 34 | 61 | 23 |
| 2025 | 2 | 23 | 42 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 871 | 895 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 742 | 879 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 664 | 795 |