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86
Viewer score based on 7 votes.

Critic Score

69
Critics' score based on 25 reviews.
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Theatrical Release Date:
07/06/2007
DVD Release Date:
01/08/2008
Run Time:
105min.
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Fox Searchlight
MPAA Rating:
R for language and some disturbing behavior by a child.
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery

Plot: Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga star in director George Ratliff's uncomfortable psychological thriller Joshua, as Brad and Abby Cairn, an affluent young stockbroker and his wife, raising children in New York City. Read More

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Your Reviews

wow i justed watched Joshua. I almost fell asleep. The movie was boring, had bad acting, and just plain weird. I warn you, do not watch it!!!!

May 22, 2008
hotorlando36

I am starting to get really sick of these movies that are just total crap! This movie was so slow, made no sense, and had another horrific ending. If I had paid to watch this at the show I would have ... been even more mad. You couldn`t pay me to sit there and watch this movie again. You keep waiting for it to pick up and for the strange kid to reveal his reasons for what he did and it just never comes. Nothing that he does is shown on-screen. DO NOT waste your money renting this movie, I`m warning you. 1 of the worst I have ever seen in my 44 years on this Earth,lol. I really can`t think of anything worse. I hope I save you 4 bucks on a rental fee. Full Review

May 22, 2008
tbone382001

This movie was funny! I laughed the entire time. Reminded me of myself when I was a child.

May 22, 2008
seashell1982

Good acting, VERY slow developing story, little action and terrible directing.

May 22, 2008
jjyankeesfan2

Just finished watching this on dvd. Not really sure how the mom and the dad jumped to the conclusion that the boy was messing with their heads. The movie never tells us what Joshua whispered to the ... uncle during the grandmother's viewing. I found the mom character to be very annoying. The boy is creepy, but it never pointed out directly what the boy did that creeped us out so much. Wouldn't it be logical for the dad to have the baby formula checked out by professionals if he suspected something was wrong with it? The psychiatrist went to his room, talking about his guinea pig the whole time, how is it that she did not notice the dead animal in its cage? If she suspected abuse, as she said she did, wouldn't the authorities come investigate? If the father suspected his son of an evil plot, why would he not tell someone other than the uncle, who did not believe him? Too many unanswered questions. The movie implied a lot of evil performed by Joshua, but seems like the writer forgot to follow through with facts instead of innuendos. Full Review

May 22, 2008
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