When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
The Happening has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Happening was released in 2008 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 146 reviews, giving The Happening (2008) an average rating of 48%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 54%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 42%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Happening than critics were.
With a score of 48%, The Happening is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Righteous Kill, Mutant Chronicles and Killshot.
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