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The Ward (2010)

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A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost.

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Alice
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Dr. Gerald Stringer
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Nurse Lundt
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Roy (as Dan Anderson)
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Jimmy
Jillian Kramer ...
Ghost Alice
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Mr. Hudson
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Mrs. Hudson (as Andrea L. Petty)
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Cop #1 (as Tracey Schornick)
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In 1966, in North Bend, Oregon, the runaway Kristen is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Kristen is introduced to Dr. Gerald Stringer, who uses experimental therapy. Then she meets the inmates Emily, Sarah, Zoey and Iris and the tough nurse Lundt. During the night and in the shower later, Kristen sees the ghost of a woman and she learns that she is Alice Leigh Hudson, a mysterious wicked intern that has disappeared. When Iris is ready to go home, she is attacked by the ghost of Alice in the basement and murdered. She vanishes and the inmates decide to seek Iris out. Then Sarah is abducted by the Alice and also killed; the next one is Emily. Meanwhile Kristen escapes from her room and meets Zoey, expecting to protect her. However, Zoey is kidnapped by Alice and Kristen runs to Dr. Stringer's office. She snoops his desk and finds a report with the truth about Alice. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Only Sanity Can Keep You Alive

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Horror | Thriller

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Rated R for violence and disturbing images | See all certifications »

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21 January 2011 (Ireland)  »

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John Carpenter's The Ward  »

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$10,000,000 (estimated)
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John Carpenter's first full-length feature film since Ghosts of Mars, and his first feature not shot in Panavision since his debut Dark Star. See more »

Goofs

Shortly after the ghost cuts the girl's throat, Dr. Stringer is holding Kristen while the nurse is giving her a shot. When it cuts to a close up of the shot, Dr. Stringer is gone, then reappears after the camera cuts back. See more »

Quotes

Kristen: Look at me!
Sarah: Sorry, I don't converse with loonies.
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Connections

Features Tormented (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"Run Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)"
Written by Don Grant and Joe Melson
Performed By The Newbeats
Courtesy of Hickory Records
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Not terrible, but you've seen it all before
4 October 2011 | by (Victoria, BC) – See all my reviews

Returning to the director's chair after a ten year absence, you might think that during all that time, director John Carpenter would have gone through a lot of proposed projects and picked the best one of all for a comeback. I have absolutely no idea why Carpenter picked "The Ward" for his comeback. It isn't a terrible movie - for a somewhat low budget movie, it looks fairly professional, and it isn't boring at any moment. But throughout the movie, I kept telling myself, "You've seen this all before." This includes the "surprise" twist towards the end the movie - most likely you'll have some idea of what will be revealed before it actually happens. And when you think about the twist after the movie has ended, you will realize that some other parts of the movie don't make much sense with the knowledge of this twist. The confusing twist, along with the unsurprising makeup of the rest of the movie probably explain why this movie didn't get a theatrical release in North America.


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