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Synopsis

Following a violent thunderstorm, artist David Drayton and a small town community come under vicious attack from creatures prowling in a thick and unnatural mist. Local rumors point to an experiment called the ‘The Arrowhead Project’ conducted at a nearby top-secret military base, but questions as to the origins of the deadly vapor are secondary to the group’s overall chances for survival. Retreating to a local supermarket, Drayton and the survivors must face-off against each other before taking a united stand against an enemy they cannot even see.

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Frank Darabont

Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbeliard, France, the son of Hungarian parents who had fled Budapest during the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution. Brought to America as an infant, he settled with his family in Los Angeles and attended Hollywood High School. His first job in movies was as a production assistant on the 1981 low-budget film, Hell Night (1981), starring Linda Blair. He spent the next six years working in the art department as a set dresser and in set construction while struggling to establish himself as a writer. His first produced writing credit (shared) was on the 1987 film, Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987), directed by Chuck Russell. Darabont is one of only six filmmakers in history with the unique distinction of having his first two feature films receive nominations for the Best Picture Academy Award: 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (with a total of seven nominations) and 1999’s The Green… read more

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Sue Denim

11Apr13

Completely destroyed me.

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ginfr4nc15

26Jan13

I find that the black and white version of the movie is way more effective than the colour one.

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ghostofX-masyet2come

22Dec12

In the top 3 supermarket horror movies ever.

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Henrique Amud

8Nov12

Really freaking meh

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THE MIST 2 DISC SPECIAL EDITION

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
. Man was I happy to get this. The Mist isn’t just a solid adaptation of one of Stephen King’s best works. This film blends political and social commentary with 50s sci-fi horror movie monster archetypes
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THE MIST 2 DISC SPECIAL EDITION

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
. Man was I happy to get this. The Mist isn’t just a solid adaptation of one of Stephen King’s best works. This film blends political and social commentary with 50s sci-fi horror movie monster archetypes
read on Twitchfilm.net

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Strikes a good balance between horror and paranoia

By Henrik Schunk on January 17, 2012

A haunting and terrifying survival horror film which ranks amongst the best of its genre. Some low budget special effects and Stephen King’s fable for out of this world monsters instead of semi-realistic…  read review

THE MIST [2007]

By Jesse Taylor on November 21, 2011

“The Mist” is Frank Darabont’s third Stephen King adaptation and so far they have all been sensational. For a film dealing with giant bugs and other creepy crawlies that attack a grocery store, my…  read review

Y a pas de mots!

By Benoît on October 31, 2011

Sérieusement, c’est incompréhensible la bonne réputation que ce film peut avoir (enfin pas partout, heureusement), car si c’est vrai que le brouillard est inquiétant, que le début est plein de promesses…  read review

kill it kill it kill it

By Seth Farmer on April 12, 2011

I haven’t read Stephen King’s original novel, but I can understand why Frank Darabont would be so attracted to this story. King often writes about small towns and the fascinating interpersonal relationships…  read review

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