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The Village

  • 20042004
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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The Village (2004)
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  • Drama
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A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
259K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,297
376
  • Director
    • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Writer
    • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Stars
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • William Hurt
    • Joaquin Phoenix
Top credits
  • Director
    • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Writer
    • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Stars
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • William Hurt
    • Joaquin Phoenix
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2.1KUser reviews
    • 280Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Judy Greer and Bryce Dallas Howard in The Village (2004)
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    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Alice Huntas Alice Hunt
    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Edward Walkeras Edward Walker
    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • Lucius Huntas Lucius Hunt
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    • Ivy Walkeras Ivy Walker
    Adrien Brody
    Adrien Brody
    • Noah Percyas Noah Percy
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • August Nicholsonas August Nicholson
    Cherry Jones
    Cherry Jones
    • Mrs. Clackas Mrs. Clack
    Celia Weston
    Celia Weston
    • Vivian Percyas Vivian Percy
    John Christopher Jones
    John Christopher Jones
    • Robert Percyas Robert Percy
    Frank Collison
    Frank Collison
    • Victoras Victor
    Jayne Atkinson
    Jayne Atkinson
    • Tabitha Walkeras Tabitha Walker
    Judy Greer
    Judy Greer
    • Kitty Walkeras Kitty Walker
    Fran Kranz
    Fran Kranz
    • Christop Craneas Christop Crane
    Michael Pitt
    Michael Pitt
    • Finton Coinas Finton Coin
    Jesse Eisenberg
    Jesse Eisenberg
    • Jamisonas Jamison
    Charlie Hofheimer
    Charlie Hofheimer
    • Young Security Guardas Young Security Guard
    Scott Sowers
    • Man With The Raised Eyebrowsas Man With The Raised Eyebrows
    Zack Wall
    Zack Wall
    • Donaldas Donald
    • Director
      • M. Night Shyamalan
    • Writer
      • M. Night Shyamalan
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Joaquin Phoenix made a wooden walking stick for Bryce Dallas Howard during the 19th-century preparation the actors participated in before the film. He engraved the name of her character, Ivy, on the walking stick.
    • Goofs
      When Ivy enters the woods to get help for Lucius, off in the distance through the trees you can see a pole with a bell on it, used by the villagers for warning purposes. This has been mistaken for a telephone pole and the bell as a transformer.
    • Quotes

      Ivy Walker: Sometimes we don't do things we want to do so that others won't know we want to do them.

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits we see pictures of the village.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Village/Thunderbirds/She Hate Me/Garden State (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Noah Visits
      Composed by James Newton Howard

      Conducted by Pete Anthony

      Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony

      Published by Hollywood Records

    User reviews2.1K

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    Top review
    Brilliantly nuanced, subtle, smart, and expertly played
    It's not what you think it is. It's not horrific. It's not gory. It is however a very well written and played thriller drama, with a fantastic love story woven into it to keep it from getting overbearing.

    I've seen the 6th Sense and thought it was fantastic, and passed on Signs because I'd already been sick of alien movies by then, though it looks like I should see it.

    I went into this film without preconceptions about M. Night Shyamalan or his previous work. I wanted to see a good scary movie. Good it was. Scary it was less. Don't go into it expecting to get horrified, and you won't leave the movie upset about it.

    I liked this movie a lot, largely because it caught me by surprise at many points. It's too easy to spoil the movie if I mention why though, so I'll just say you have to see it for yourself.

    The acting, particularly by Bryce Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, and William Hurt, was played well with the right subtlety and nuance to make the characters believable.

    Howard's role as the smart, emotionally strong tomboy who also happens to be blind was played with an understanding you don't often see in a period role. She was Ivy, and she was living in the late 19th century. She showed an innocence that she could only have gotten away with in this character, and she played it like the time was hers.

    There was no doubt of who she was. She conveyed the strength (both her real strength and that which she exuded with a feminine machismo) of her character very well, but never pushing it over the top. She never shouted an emotion; she whispered it, but it was loud and clear. When she spoke about love and fear, you felt it. When she cried she wasn't hamming it up; she exuded grief from eyes, face, and body. She was brilliant, and I can't wait to see her on screen again. She also happens to be incredibly beautiful. Did that cloud my judgment? Go see the movie.

    Phoenix continues to upstage his previous roles in every movie I've seen him in. His expressions are classic. The theater laughed more from his modest look of confusion in one scene than I've heard at the last 3 comedies I've watched. He was being more serious than ever, but the comedy of his emotions, however brief, was transmitted perfectly through his stone cold face, only barely showing what he felt inside, but saying everything. Throughout the movie, he was quiet, thoughtful, brave, and pure of spirit, and he said it all in so few words. When he spoke of emotion, it had a power that gripped me. The lines he delivered, though incredibly well written, were meant for him.

    Shyamalan's dialogue helped, in that it was rarely obtrusive when spoken by these actors.

    About the story: It twists in ways few could imagine. That makes it a bit upsetting. Expect to be let down a little. If you're not looking for gory horror, then you might just love it. When it's not changing directions though it's fantastic in it's subtleties. I can't avoid that word because it applies well to how Shyamalan put this together.

    I don't buy many movies, but I will be purchasing this when it comes out on DVD.
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    • Aug 1, 2004

    FAQ17

    • What is 'The Village' about?
    • Is 'The Village' based on a book?
    • Where exactly was the movie filmed? Did they use historic buildings, or did they build everything?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • M. Night Shyamalan's The Village
    • Filming locations
      • Cossart Rd, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Blinding Edge Pictures
      • Scott Rudin Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $114,197,520
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $50,746,142
      • Aug 1, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $256,697,520
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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