Adam Scott, Kate Beahan, Katherine Willis

Joanna Mills (Gellar), a traveling business woman, begins having nightmares of a murder that occurred 15 years ago. Soon she is drawn to an old farmhouse, where the murder took place.

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39% liked it

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53 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Asif Kapadia

Release Date: November 10, 2006

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DVD Release Date: February 27, 2007

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  • April 3, 2009
    Utterly boring throughout, which is a shame because I feel a lot more could have been made from this storyline. I can?t really call this an anti-climax as that would suggest there a build up before hand.
  • October 25, 2008
    I started to watch this, and I almost fell asleep. Luckily I was able to return it for another movie that was much better.
  • April 7, 2008
    bad with a capital B
  • October 9, 2007
    lame!
  • August 8, 2007
    This wasn't as bad as I'd anticipated. Not a fan of Ms. Gellar, so that's always a bad sign, but she didn't suck in this. It was nice to see Peter O'Brien in a big role. Overall, not great, but it kept us entertained.
  • November 18, 2009
    Sarah Gellar has done a lot of horror. This one happens to be well thought out and clever. A good performance,e and neat plot twists. I like her other films, (except for the idiotic Buffy), but this one really seems to stand out. I was impressed and pleasantly surprised. Now...( read more) if I can just figure out how to become tied up in my own basement to fulfill my own selfish agenda...
  • November 16, 2009
    Supernatural Thriller/Horror? No.
    Very long, boring mystery? Yes.
  • November 12, 2009
    absolutly rubbish! was not even worth watching....most of the 'mystery' was basically trying to rip off other movies that make you wonder whats going on but done shit, so it makes no sense whatsoever - terrible terrible film.
  • October 17, 2009
    Could be interchangable with The Ring/The Grudge/Every other creepy-assed movie inspired by a Japanese creepy-ass movie. Sarah Michelle Gellar is still hot though.
  • September 22, 2009
    So unnecessary. I was expecting a solid horror but I couldn't believe that I had this crappy movie. Don't waste time on this.

Critic Reviews


November 13, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

As B-level suspensers go, though, The Return isn't actively awful -- just slow and cursed with a lead who acts with her T-shirt. full review

November 13, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Gellar, who isn't bad with comedy, can't do drama, even in the chocolate-colored hair she wears this time. full review

November 11, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Sarah Michelle Gellar may have ditched the Grudge franchise, but her predilection for illogical horror continues with The Return. full review

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Comments


  • perfectgentlemn
    July 20, 2008
    Only 80 cheezy minutes of wasted time... lol. Don't buy or rent this. Steal, borrow or forget... movies under 90 mins usually suck, IMO... haha ;-)
  • zarena75
    September 14, 2007
    Borriiinnnggg!!!! Watched the 1st 15mins...fell asleep..
  • tahir0235
    July 21, 2007
    nice
  • r46jkfhmj
    July 1, 2007
    Not a fan of Gellar, especially in comatose roles of complete and utter boredom. This movie would have been good.. if it were completely different. This movie is NOT scary. Don't expect to be seeing a horror/thriller/suspense movie. It is a slow drawn out mystery that really is missing the mystery segment.
  • pinksun16
    May 18, 2007
    «The return» est un film qui aurait du sur le plan esthétique être un peu plus stylisé. L'histoire comme telle est réfléchie mais il manque un « quelque chose ». J'ai été déçu par le visionnement. C'est donc pour cette raison que je donne 2 étoiles sur 5.
  • JamezMD
    May 7, 2007
    Deadly Movie

    WORST MOVIE EVER PROMOTED... Its not supposed to be a horror!!!
  • canucks1624
    March 16, 2007
    this is NOT supposed to be a horror movie!!...
    ggrrrr, ppl need to learn how to READ!, its clearly stated as a *MYSTERY* (notice how mystery comes BEFORE suspense)/ SUSPENSE/ DRAMA!!
  • xleanneandersonx
    February 1, 2007
    I went tae eh pics wi ma tbf gemma =D ae see iss film we wurni sure wit it wiz gonni be lyk and we wur gonna sneak intae suttn else bit we didni. It was quite a gd film for all u folk oot ther hoo hink its rubbish yoo have no gd taste =) it was quite a gid film and has a few jumpy bits was wurth seeing it in the end. It was a little hard to understand and is also hard 2 explain you have to watch it. in the end it all came 2 gether and was a gid fulm! it is wurth going and seein yoo dini ken wit its lyk tul yi see it and everybdy hus differnt taste but me nd gemma foat it wiz gid.
  • TheMysteryLlama
    January 22, 2007
    worst movie ive seen for quite some time & advertised as a horror - thought its a (badly told) who done it. avoid it if you like horror movies.
  • reiangel18
    January 10, 2007
    is this movie as good as it sounds

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