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Viewer Score

89
Viewer score based on 14 votes.

Critic Score

74
Critics' score based on 33 reviews.
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Theatrical Release Date:
12/28/2007
DVD Release Date:
04/22/2008
Run Time:
105min.
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Picturehouse
MPAA Rating:
R for some disturbing content.
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Horror

Plot: Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro produces director Juan Antonio Bayona's gothic frightener about a long-abandoned orphanage with a particularly troubling past. Read More

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Stupid and careless mother!!!.

May 22, 2008
psorjuanaines

I'm not surprised that foreign language films don't advertise that they are dubbed or have English subtitles but why don't critics make that distinction for us in the first paragraph of their reviews?... I REALLY dislike reading subtitles while trying to appreciate the more subtle emotions on the faces of the actors. If I want to read dialog, I'll buy the book. From now on I'm going to ask for my money back when the film is subtitled and there is no indication of that fact prior to purchasing a ticket. Full Review

May 22, 2008
pj323jp

I was visiting Spain this past October and had the greatest opportunity to see this movie while I was there. I loved it. I'ts been a long time for this type of movies to come out without all the gore ... in it and the effect its even twice as better. Go see it, you wont be dissapointed... Full Review

May 22, 2008
a 301 latino guy

I knew this movie was scary before I went to see it. My brother likes these types of movies, I don't. But this movie made me think of how Alfred ********* built up the suspense---filming the actors ... overhead, through the stairways, from down the hall. I must admit, after S?mon disappeared, I watched this movie through my fingers. The Spanish was a little hard to follow (Spanish from Spain, they speak soooo fast) but I prefered the Spanish to having the movied dubbed in English. The original language made you really feel the emotions the characters were feeling. I hope to buy it when it comes out on DVD. Full Review

May 22, 2008
yetjean

I love this movie. I agree with the previous posters, the movie has a subtle hint of scaring you. It's sixth sense/Peter Pan/ a couple of factors rolled into one. I would definitely see it again. For ... a foreign flick, this is definitely worth watching. Full Review

May 22, 2008
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