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They (2002)

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Reviews Counted:54

Fresh:20

Rotten:34

Average Rating:4.2/10

Consensus: They fails to sustain the level of creepiness necessary to rise above other movies in the horror genre.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Robert Harmon's psychological thriller tells the tale of a graduate student whose childhood comes back to haunt her. Julia Lund (Laura Regan) is a seemingly well adjusted young woman who is getting... Robert Harmon's psychological thriller tells the tale of a graduate student whose childhood comes back to haunt her. Julia Lund (Laura Regan) is a seemingly well adjusted young woman who is getting a Master's degree in psychology. But one night she receives a call from her childhood friend, Billy (Jon Abrahams), who appears to have lost his grip on reality. Billy is convinced that the nighttime monsters that plagued both him and Julia as youngsters have returned to torment him. Before she can get him to calm down, Billy has turned a gun on himself and pulled the trigger. At the funeral service, Julia meets college friends of Billy's (Ethan Embry and Dagmara Dominczyk), who confess that they too had night terrors as children. Already under enough stress with her impending thesis defense, Julia must now contend with the supernatural evil that has begun to wreak havoc on her life. Harmon, who directed the classic 1986 thriller THE HITCHER, creates a dark and gloomy atmosphere, leaving it to the viewer to decide if this is really happening, or if it's all just inside Julia's stressed-out, fragile mind. [More]

Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ethan Embry

Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ethan Embry, Jon Abrahams

Director: Robert Harmon

Director: Robert Harmon
Screenwriter: Brendan Hood
Producer: Tom Engelman
Composer: Elia Cmiral
Studio: Dimension Films

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12/30/06
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Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
11/19/02
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Too ordinary to restore [Harmon] to prominence, despite some creepy scenes that evoke childish night terrors, and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense rather than gross out the audience.

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11/10/02
Christopher Tookey
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Full Review Source: FilmFour.com | comment Comment
11/05/02
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Who are 'they'? Well, they're 'they'. They're the unnamed, easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid. They exist for hushed lines like "They're back!", "They're out there!" and "They're coming!"

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11/05/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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11/02/02
Alexander Walker
Alexander Walker
This is London

One of the best silly horror movies of recent memory, with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers.

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10/13/02
Jamie Russell
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10/06/02
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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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10/18/08
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'Wes Craven Presents.' Such an endorsement is meant to be a mark of quality, and indeed it is--bad quality, that is.

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09/17/07
Michael Dequina
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
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I've seen They twice now, once theatrically and once via DVD, and...for the life of me...I can't tell you what it's about.

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03/06/04
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

On the heels of The Ring comes a similarly morose and humorless horror movie that, although flawed, is to be commended for its straight-ahead approach to creepiness.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
06/26/03
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

The movie's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating, though, even if the movie itself doesn't stand a ghost of a chance.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
06/24/03
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

With the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof, which They isn't, it is more likely to induce sleep than fright.

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12/09/02
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
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Characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/08/02
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Harmon ... does crank up the tension, getting nicely petrified performances from the young cast.

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12/08/02
Rich Cline
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12/06/02
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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It's certainly entertaining enough and made with great style, but the whole thing feels slightly undercooked.

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12/06/02
Randy Cordova
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Arizona Republic
 
 
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