When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Storyline
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- TriviaInspired by the legend of Slenderman, which itself eventually spawned its own film, Slender Man (2018).
- GoofsThe film is supposed to be set in Washington State. However, in the beginning a train is shown crossing in front of the town and the crossing reads "RAILWAY CROSSING." In the United States all rail crossings are labeled " RAILROAD CROSSING." The film was obviously made in Canada. It is also plainly obvious the train is a Canadian Pacific locomotive.
- Quotes
Julia Denning: The system is broken, it doesn't work. There's no where to turn, no support. I've seen it all over the world, it's just easier to give up. I'm not any better than you, Mrs. Johnson, I've just seen more. It's not a matter of being a good person or being a bad person, it's about how you cope. We're so limited. But the eyes of every child are filled with potential and hope, and we need to embrace and nourish that potential. But we don't, and we continue to make the same mistakes, and we continue to let the children grow up broken and lost, just like their parents.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Made in France (2015)
- SoundtracksLet's Ride Into The Sunset Together
Written by Tony Vice & Jerry Burnha
Performed by Lost Weekend Western Swing Band
The movie started slow, and I was bored for the first 15 minutes, but I hung in there and so glad I did. It's a really good movie! The acting is terrific. The characters are complex, each conveying some "good" and some "bad" as well as some mystery. The plot is complicated but eventually everything comes together. What you thought you knew, you eventually realize was far off base.
The constant twists are very effective at moving the storyline along at a pretty fast pace (I.e., you don't want to miss scenes or you will not get the full impact). Everything gets explained, but you have to pay attention to every scene.
Kudos to the writers and producers for tying up the storyline in a neat bow. So many other movies leave lose ends all over the place and fall short on the logic/explanation, but not this one. Stick with it until the end and you will be happy that you did!
Not a perfect movie, but far better than average and definitely worth a watch. It's a really good example of what lesser films "should" mirror to be better.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- €15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $7,462,847
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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