Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Darrian McClanahan, Sam Shepard, Adam Scott, Peter O'Brien |
| Director |
Asif Kapadia |
| Screenplay | Adam Sussman |
| Music | Dario Marianelli |
| Cinematography | Roman Osin |
| Editing | Claire Simpson |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Made in | 2006 |
| Produced by | Rosey Film Productions LLC, Biscayne Pictures, Intrepid Pictures, Raygun Productions, Rogue Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | CAP Report | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
| Genre | Thriller |
| Language | Mild |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Mild |
| Violence | Strongish |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Tense thriller drama with moderately disturbing themes and imagary. |
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| Category | Score (-50 to 50) |
|---|---|
| Wanton Violence / Crime | -50 |
| Impudence / Hate | 25 |
| Sexual Immorality | -1 |
| Drugs / Alcohol | -39 |
| Offence to God | -34 |
| Murder / Suicide | 50 |
| Final score | -8 |
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
| Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Debashine Thangevelo  Geller should return to killing vampires — she lacks bite. | 5 |  |
| Die Burger Mariana Malan 'n Stewige riller. | 10 |  |
| Cape Times Sam Adams Bumpy ride to a predictable end. | 1 | |
| Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 10 | |
| The Citizen Peter Feldman Sarah Michelle Gellar will never reach the status of an A-list actress with putrid film fare such as The Return | 8 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge It is definitely a cut — cruel and bleeding — above most horror movies in this genre. | 10 | |
| 24.com Alistair Fairweather In the end watching The Return is a little like putting a large puzzle together without the box. Sure, it passes the time, but by the time you get halfway through you can already see what it is, and it isn't very inspiring. | 5 | |
| BBC Jamie Russell Sarah Michelle Gellar shudders, runs and occasionally looks vaguely concerned in The Return, a feckless, fright-less ghost story that might have benefited from a different star. | 5 | |
| ScreenItRegardless of how the trailer folks might have otherwise been able to make the film's previews appear, this is arguably one of the most boring entries of its genre, certainly of this year, and possibly of all time. | 2 | |
| Metacritic.com 17 critics | 8 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 49 critics | 8 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer It's never okay for Horror to be this boring. | 3 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 2663 Netizens It's Suspense Not Horror! | 10 | |
Average .. 33% | 7 | |