The Tall Man
2012 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 6.0 · 48% critics
In a struggling small town where children keep vanishing, a mother races to find her missing child and digs into the local legend of a shadowy figure blamed for the abductions. As fear spreads and neighbors turn on each other, her search uncovers unsettling clues that suggest the truth may be far more complicated than the myth.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-03-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (1,233 votes)
- Box office
- $5,212,903
- Budget
- $18,200,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, twisty mystery-thriller that keeps shifting what you think you know, in the vein of The Lie or Goodnight Mommy; Not for you if you want straightforward horror or simple answers.
Pros: tense mystery setup; strong lead performance; thought-provoking themes | Cons: not true horror; confusing plot turns; noticeable plot holes
Themes
- kidnapping
- missing child
Cast & crew
Jessica Biel
as Julia Denning
Jodelle Ferland
as Jenny
Stephen McHattie
as Lt Dodd
William B. Davis
as Sheriff Chestnut
Samantha Ferris
as Tracy
Colleen Wheeler
as Mrs. Johnson
Eve Harlow
as Christine
Janet Wright
as Trish
Ferne Downey
as Lady / Mrs. Parker Leigh
John Mann
as Douglas
Directed by Pascal Laugier