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The Veil

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
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The Veil (2016)
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  • Horror
Twenty-five years after members of a religious cult committed mass suicide, the lone survivor returns to the scene of the tragedy with a documentary crew in tow.Twenty-five years after members of a religious cult committed mass suicide, the lone survivor returns to the scene of the tragedy with a documentary crew in tow.Twenty-five years after members of a religious cult committed mass suicide, the lone survivor returns to the scene of the tragedy with a documentary crew in tow.
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  • Director
    • Phil Joanou
  • Writer
    • Robert Ben Garant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jessica Alba
    • Thomas Jane
    • Lily Rabe
Top credits
  • Director
    • Phil Joanou
  • Writer
    • Robert Ben Garant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jessica Alba
    • Thomas Jane
    • Lily Rabe
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    • 58User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    Jessica Alba, Lily Rabe, and Lenny Jacobson in The Veil (2016)
    Director and great teacher Phil Joanou with Kira McLen at screening of The Veil
    Thomas Jane
    Lily Rabe
    Ivy with Thomas Jane on The Veil
    Kira McLean and Jessica Alba on set of The Veil.
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    Phil Joanou in The Veil (2016)
    The Veil (2016)
    Jessica Alba, Thomas Jane, and Lily Rabe in The Veil (2016)
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    Jessica Alba
    Jessica Alba
    • Maggie Price
    Thomas Jane
    Thomas Jane
    • Jim Jacobs
    Lily Rabe
    Lily Rabe
    • Sarah Hope
    Aleksa Palladino
    Aleksa Palladino
    • Karen Sweetzer
    Shannon Woodward
    Shannon Woodward
    • Jill
    Reid Scott
    Reid Scott
    • Nick
    Lenny Jacobson
    Lenny Jacobson
    • Ed
    Meegan Warner
    Meegan Warner
    • Ann
    Jack De Sena
    Jack De Sena
    • Christian
    David Sullivan
    David Sullivan
    • Matt
    Amber Friendly
    Amber Friendly
    • Sam
    Christopher Sweeney
    Christopher Sweeney
    • Blonde Man
    Ivy George
    Ivy George
    • Little Sarah
    Shane Roney
    • Sarah's Brother
    Kira McLean
    Kira McLean
    • Sarah's Sister
    Joshua Davis
    • Agent Price
    • (as Josh Davis)
    Stacey Turner
    Stacey Turner
    • Female Reporter
    Jim Storm
    Jim Storm
    • Gatekeeper
    • (as James Storm)
    • Director
      • Phil Joanou
    • Writer
      • Robert Ben Garant(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Heavily based on the true story about the Jonestown massacre, in which more than 900 members of a community committed suicide.
    • Goofs
      The German word for "death" is "Tod". "Heimgehen", the expression used by Jim, might be used as a euphemism, just as "going home" might so be used in English, but it is not "the German word for 'death'".

    User reviews58

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    Top review
    5/10
    Not too bad
    First of all i went in not knowing anything about this film it just caught my eye especially w the actors in it.. I believe this movie took certain big elements based on the actual Jonestown but completely made it their own and portrayed it with its own twist, theories and ghost stories. It did have it's spooky moments and it did its part in keeping you interested from beginning to end but I felt it could've been a little better in which I feel it was a little cheesy at certain parts and had a few plot holes.. I've seen worse and scarier movies but it's a nice quick watch if you're looking for something not too intricate or too scary with supernatural elements.. I feel like the ending could've been better but then again you can't expect too much with these type of movies so I guess it did fit for with the theme they were going for.. I did like the way they didn't do a footage style movie since they were filming a documentary based on this cult, also I liked how they portrayed two different angles such as flashbacks and present day it helped explain everything and give you a better visual on what happened, how it happened and why..aside from that give it a shot like I said if you take it for what it is it'll be a decent watch!
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    • laurenreyes
    • Jan 26, 2016

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El velo
    • Production company
      • Blumhouse Productions
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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