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Joshua
🎬 Movie

Joshua

2007 · 105 min Drama Thriller Horror
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: George Ratliff

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Brad Cairn

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Abby Cairn

Jacob Kogan

Jacob Kogan

Joshua Cairn

Celia Weston

Celia Weston

Hazel Cairn

Dallas Roberts

Dallas Roberts

Uncle Ned

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Chester

Randy Ryan

Randy Ryan

Soccer Dad

Nancy Giles

Nancy Giles

Betsy Polsheck

Linda Larkin

Linda Larkin

Ms. Danforth

Alex Draper

Alex Draper

Stewart Slocum

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