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The Season

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 15m
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5.9/10
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The Season (2008)
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A stranded group of people in rural Iowa find themselves held captive by a deranged, excommunicated Amish family.A stranded group of people in rural Iowa find themselves held captive by a deranged, excommunicated Amish family.A stranded group of people in rural Iowa find themselves held captive by a deranged, excommunicated Amish family.

  • Director
    • Adam Edward Brooks
  • Writer
    • Adam Edward Brooks
  • Stars
    • AJ Bowen
    • Julianne Mason
    • Nya Kadenge
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    84
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    • Director
      • Adam Edward Brooks
    • Writer
      • Adam Edward Brooks
    • Stars
      • AJ Bowen
      • Julianne Mason
      • Nya Kadenge
    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    AJ Bowen
    AJ Bowen
    • Hank
    Julianne Mason
    • Esther
    Nya Kadenge
    • Doc
    Douglas Tait
    Douglas Tait
    • Simon
    Richard Glockner
    • Joe
    Erin Lund
    • Melissa
    Adam Meirick
    Adam Meirick
    • Eddie
    Tracy Pelzer-Timm
    Tracy Pelzer-Timm
    • Brenda
    J.P. Wohl
    J.P. Wohl
    • Nick
    Jama Kniffen
    • Wendy
    Jesse Sheppard
    • Thomas…
    Albert Stroth
    Albert Stroth
    • James
    Jesse Glockner
    • Cleon
    R.J. Lundgren
    • Peter
    Liz Wood
    • Ruth
    Beverly McCusker
    • Catherine
    William Earl
    • Elijah
    Troy Trask
    • Otis
    • Director
      • Adam Edward Brooks
    • Writer
      • Adam Edward Brooks
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    7jderifield01

    not bad, not great

    This is an average film that isn't bad and isn't great. The acting is a little choppy and the editing as well is a little choppy. There are some good parts that will make you squirm, think torture porn. The film is done without name actors and that is a problem since they sometimes appear to be reading from a board. The special effects are average There is some good actors.

    this is not slow paced and is a little short. If your looking for a movie to fill up 80 minutes of a rainy night this film will be just fine. Watch and don't hold the movie to high expectations, and you will be fine.
    1Tera-Jones

    Only Looks Good On The Surface - What Is In The Box Is Awful

    This film is like a bad tasting but pretty candy... well decorated, looks good to eat but once you bite into it, it's this awful, sour, rotten lemon flavor that you can't stand.

    I started watching the film because the film's poster/box cover looks good and the story sounded alright from it's description but once I started watching it, it was the awful, sour, rotten lemon.

    Yes there are several films dealing with a bad sect of the Amish that broke from the rest of community - this one is terrible. I think they wanted to make a porn film or horror film - the filmmakers decided they wanted to gave us this porn-horror Amish-exploitation lemon. It's done in very bad taste.

    1/10
    10randomactor1984

    The Season brings depth to horror genre

    The Season is a breath of fresh air for the horror genre. Where horror is starting to become more mainstream and therefore more commercialized and bland, The Season brings more depth and layers to the genre. I recently saw The Season at the Park City Film Festival and thoroughly enjoyed how Mr. Brooks shaped the story through his well-crafted script, keeping me invested in the plot and the characters through dialogue and plot lines. The actors were quite good, keeping me engaged with their performances. Not to mention the gore, the scene where Eddie was being tortured was done very well. What a great film. I can't wait to see what comes next from Brooks.
    9avonturier1111

    Clever...

    With all the blood and gore regurgitated story lines, this film is a refreshing change of pace. It is a unique topic and chilling when you think of all the strange people that could be lurking out there, sometimes the ones you would least think of. It isn't without a little gore, some bits that will make you squirm and peek out from behind your fingers. The visuals were great, they held a lot of the moodiness of the film, there was some good motion and it brought some nice, poetic quality to the piece. I would have to say that this film is definitely worth seeing. I think it should be distributed so it is accessible to many, it would be nice to see on the Blockbuster shelves any time.
    10lemoviecritique

    great horror flick

    I saw this movie in Indiana intl. film festival where it won best cinematography award. This is must see film. It is the film that keeps you at the edge of your seat. How often do you see Amish horror film. Very interesting plot, very visual, and very wild imagination. There are several scenes where I noticed that audience in theater were covering faces from very imaginative graphic visuals.

    Mostly there were unknown actors but there was a guy from another horror film The Signal, movie that did well last year. Overall from all the crappy horror films that I encounter in video stores, The Season is far the best horror film I saw in past few years.

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Anamosa State Prison, Anamosa, Iowa, USA
    • Production company
      • Vigilance Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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