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The Mist

The Mist

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2007

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

Movie details

The Mist

“Fear changes everything.”

2007 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 2h 6m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Mist?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Frank Darabont

Written by

Frank Darabont

Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane

David Drayton

Laurie Holden

Laurie Holden

Amanda Dunfrey

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Ollie Weeks

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Mrs. Carmody

Andre Braugher

Andre Braugher

Brent Norton

William Sadler

William Sadler

Jim

Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn

Dan Miller

Court is in session

Put The Mist on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.