Why it may be worth watching
- The Return combines Horror and Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter O'Brien, Adam Scott.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.0/10 from 679 votes.
Movie
The Return
The past never dies. It kills.
Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.
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Cast
Sarah Michelle GellarJoanna Mills
Peter O'BrienTerry Stahl
Adam ScottKurt
Kate BeahanMichelle
Sam ShepardEd Mills
J.C. MacKenzieGriff
Wally WelchSnack Stand Vendor
Brad LelandMr. Marlin
Darrian McClanahanYoung Joanna Mills
Erinn AllisonAnnie
Robert WilsonBilly
Frank ErtlAmbrose Miller
Brent SmigaHiggins
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Best suited to viewers looking for Horror, Drama, Thriller. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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Themes and topics
nightmarewoundstalkermurder
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