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Malignant (2021)

Malignant poster
Directed by
James Wan
Genre
horror film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 2,660 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman experiences violent visions of murders as they happen in real life. She tries to uncover the connection between her visions and the killer.

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What happens

Malignant is a 2021 American horror film directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Akela Cooper, based on a story by Wan, Ingrid Bisu, and Cooper. The film stars Annabelle Wallis as a woman who begins to have visions of people being murdered, only to realize the events are happening in real life. Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, and Jacqueline McKenzie also star. Malignant was theatrically released in the United States on September 10, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures and was also available to stream on HBO Max. The film grossed $34 million, received positive reviews from critics and is considered a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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