The Return

The Return (2006)

  • 16% of critics liked it
    (56 reviews)

  • 37% of users liked it
    (191,904 ratings)

A self-assured Midwestern girl finds her confidence gradually crumbling as a barrage of terrifying visions prompt her to investigate a brutal murder in a supernatural thriller directed by Asif Kapadia and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Joanna Mills (Gellar) is a successful sales representative for… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Adam Sussman
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Nov 10, 2006 Wide
Focus Features

Critic Reviews

  • Nigel Floyd, Time Out

    Adam Sussman's script is so thin you can see right through it.

  • Dave Calhoun, Time Out

    It's gripping stuff and deeply enjoyable.

  • Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly

    Mellow -- nay, snoozy -- atmospherics trump actual scares, and it makes almost zero sense.

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    This murky psychological horror effort is not likely to inspire a return.

  • Dennis Harvey, Variety

    Time-killer chiller reps an undistinguished U.S. debut for U.K. helmer Asif Kapadia, though the undernourished script may be most at fault.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dead A


    Some scenes were <b>really</b> scary. Nice movie.

  • Emil K


    Anyone who liked Silent Hill or The Mothman Prophecies should be right at their home with this mystery-thriller by Asif Kapadia. The plot is that same old stuff with all the strange visions, abandoned towns and eerie atmosphere, but Kapadia turns Adam Sussman's screenplay into a… More

  • Lady D


    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.

  • Bruce B


    Most people put this in the category of supernatural thriller, well it didn't thrill me. To me the best part of the movie was the 2 car wrecks at the end. Funny thing is during the whole movie didn't see one cop, and hey do you know how to dial 911 Bozo, glad this one was a… More

  • Nicki M


    Very disappointing. A drab looking brunette Sarah Michelle Gellar running around a small town, having flashes about the death or some woman who may or may not have a link to her. It wasn't especially interesting, or scary, and I literally had to do research to understand the… More

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