A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations
M. Night Shyamalan
- Joey
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Did you know
- TriviaMark Wahlberg admitted that he regrets working on this movie, but said, "You can't blame me for wanting to try to play a science teacher. At least I wasn't playing a cop or a crook."
- Goofs(at around 58 mins) A man refuses to let Elliot and his companions into his house because he does not want to let the "poison gas" inside. However, all the house's windows are open.
- Quotes
Mrs. Jones: Planning on stealing something?
Elliot Moore: No, ma'am, we're not.
Mrs. Jones: Plan on murdering me in my sleep?
Elliot Moore: What? No!
- Crazy creditsMoving clouds form the backdrop for the opening and closing credits. On the end credits, they've become stormclouds with lightning. On the end credits, M. Night Shyamalan's name vanishes.
- Alternate versionsGerman version was edited prior to submission to the FSK by the director himself to secure a "Not under 16" rating. These cuts included:
- a needle piercing a throat during a suicide
- a man's arm being bitten off by lions
- a man dying under a lawnmower This version was released on DVD in the UK. However, for the German home video release the complete version was submitted. Ironically, this version was rated "Not under 16" as well (making the cut version even more redundant as guidelines for home video are stronger than for theatrical releases).
- SoundtracksBlack Water
Written by Patrick Simmons
Featured review
I didn't think it was THAT bad.
Yes, there are of course bad things about this movie, don't get me wrong. Specifically, the line delivery and script were pretty dumb and much of the acting was wooden and unconvincing. There was only one good performance (Mrs. Jones). Some directing choices weren't that good either, but other than that I thought the tension built well and the premise of the story was interesting and original, and the beginning of the movie for the most part was captivating. There were some well-executed emotional and scary scenes as well! I don't believe that this is a bad movie and I was surprised to not be completely dissatisfied!
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- Also known as
- Green Planet
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- Budget
- $48,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $64,506,874
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $30,517,109
- Jun 15, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $163,404,284
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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