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The Ward

"Only Sanity Can Keep You Alive!"

2010-09-13 Horror 1hr 28m

Kristen, a troubled young woman, is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Soon, she begins to suspect that the place has a dark secret at its core and she's determined to find out what it is.

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Storyline

Kristen, a troubled young woman, is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Soon, she begins to suspect that the place has a dark secret at its core and she's determined to find out what it is.

  • Released
    2010-09-13
  • Revenue
    $5,343,820
  • Budget
    $10,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 28m
  • Genre
    Horror, Mystery
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.5
  • Production
    FilmNation Entertainment, Premiere Picture, Echo Lake Entertainment

Crew

John Carpenter
Director
Shawn Rasmussen
Writer
Peter Block
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Amber Heard

Amber Heard
Kristen
Mamie Gummer

Mamie Gummer
Emily
Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Panabaker
Sarah
Jared Harris

Jared Harris
Dr. Stringer
Laura-Leigh

Laura-Leigh
Zoey
Lyndsy Fonseca

Lyndsy Fonseca
Iris
Mika Boorem

Mika Boorem
Alice Hudson
Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney
Young Alice Hudson
D.R. Anderson

D.R. Anderson
Roy
Susanna Burney

Susanna Burney
Nurse Lundt
Sean Cook

Sean Cook
Jimmy
Jillian Kramer

Jillian Kramer
Ghost Alice
Milos Milicevic

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Sali Sayler

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Mark Chamberlin

Mark Chamberlin
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Andrea Petty

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Tracy Schornick

Tracy Schornick
Cop#1
Kent Kimball

Kent Kimball
Cop #2
Patrick Treadway

Patrick Treadway
2nd Floor Nurse
Bev Holsclaw

Bev Holsclaw
Admitting nurse
Lonny W. Waddle

Lonny W. Waddle
Orderly (uncredited)

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A Review by John Chard 6

Written by John Chard on 2015-03-30

Listen, don't let this place get to you. You stay locked up long enough and you start to believe that you're nuts. After a gap of nine ye... read more

Listen, don't let this place get to you. You stay locked up long enough and you start to believe that you're nuts. After a gap of nine years, horror legend John Carpenter returned to the movie screen directors chair for this solid if unspectacular horror movie. Though some of the critical reactions to it stink of an over expectation for a return to his former glories, the plain fact is that it's just safe horror film making. Plot finds Amber Heard (The Stepfather/All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) as troubled arsonist Kristen. Shunted into a mental institution post haste, Kristen finds herself menaced by a violent ghost that seems intent on ridding the ward of all its female inhabitants. And there you have it, a bunch of hopelessly pretty girls (seriously, are all institutionalised girls good looking babes?) are stalked and killed by a female spirit who is dressed up in poor rubbery make up. The odd boo-jump comes and goes, making it not a complete dead loss on the scare front, while the cast are solid in performances and Carpenter shows some trade mark camera techniques to make certain scenes pulse with anxiety. It then hurries along to the big reveal, which sadly disappoints because it just comes off as something done far better in horror/thriller films previously. It was easy money for Carpenter, and us acolytes don't begrudge him that, while it isn't the embarrassment some have made it out to be, but it is average fare and not a great way for JC to bow out from horror movie making - director wise that is. 6/10

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A Review by John Chard

Listen, don't let this place get to you. You stay locked up long enough and you start to believe that you're nuts. After a gap of nine years, horror legend John Carpenter returned to the movie screen directors chair for this solid if uns...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 6

Written by John Chard on 2015-03-30

Listen, don't let this place get to you. You stay locked up long enough and you start to believe that you're nuts. After a gap of nine years, horror legend John Carpenter returned to the movie scre...

read more