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Absentia

5.8

Released March 03, 2011Runtime 1h 31min

There are fates worse than death.

Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

FallBack Plan Productions

Blue Dot Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $70,000
Revenue: $8,555
Profit/Loss: $-61,445

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Cast

Katie ParkerCallie

Courtney BellTricia

Morgan Peter BrownDaniel

Dave LevineDet. Mallory

Justin GordonDet. Lonergan

Doug JonesWalter Lambert

Connie VentressRuth

Ian GregoryMitch

Erin CipollettiUniformed Officer

Damon PfaffUniformed Officer

Peter WylieUniformed Officer

Brandon Valley JonesUniformed Officer

Elisabeth AdwinLawyer

Mark DumonskiDr. Carpenter

Scott GrahamDr. Elliott

Crew

Mike FlanaganDirector

Gaby ChavezScript Supervisor

Drew ShirleyAssistant Director

Mike FlanaganWriter

Kevin KaleProducer

Laura L. LittleProducer

Joe WickerProducer

Robert C. YuProduction Manager

Courtney BellLine Producer

Rich ClearyProducer

Mike FlanaganProducer

Jason PohProducer

Morgan Peter BrownProducer

Justin GordonProducer

Joe HollowProducer

Ryan David LeackOriginal Music Composer

Adriana LambarriCostume Design

Richard RagonSound Designer

Gaby ChavezMakeup Artist

Chris Mills IIIMakeup Effects

Mark SniffenVisual Effects

Dave FosterGrip

Drew ShirleySecond Unit

Brooks HalladayCamera Operator

Aaron MoorheadColor Timer

Mike FlanaganEditor

Amy MillsMakeup Effects

Aristotle KumpisSound Design Assistant

Rustin CervenyDirector of Photography

Liz BradleyProduction Design

Mackenzie CrosbyWardrobe Assistant

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Reviews

Three Billy Goats Gruff. Written and directed by Mike Flanagan, Absentia finds Tricia (Courtney Bell) and Callie (Katie Parker) as two sisters who come to believe that the underpass nearby could be linked to the many disappearances in the area. A slow burn indie horror is not everybody's idea...

Pure filmmaking. Has the atmosphere that is by and large missing from the horror genre, opting for character development, tension, engagement and grounding rather than jump scares and gross-out gore effects. Still a horror movie, to be sure (and therefore not for everybody) but one that stands on i...

I watched this film without knowing it was actually directed by Mike Flanagan. When I saw his name in the beginning of the film, I immediately knew I was in for a treat! I was not wrong! There is something special about the way he tries to scare people who watch his films. I can't tell you exact...

Fantastic watch, would watch again, and do recommend, especially for horror fans. This is a movie that took from "Alien" and "Jaws" significantly in regards to seeing the danger. Admittedly, this movie does have some ramp up time where it spends a lot of time establishing the setting in the 1...

10/10 for creativity. The storyline is easy to follow, and the scares are fantastic. I also love the creature design.