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The Return

The Return

The past never dies. It kills.

20066.01h 25m

Overview

Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.

Directed by Asif Kapadia
Written by Adam Sussman
Produced by Ron Schmidt, Aaron Ryder, Jeffrey Silver
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $12.0M

Top Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Joanna Mills

Peter O'Brien

Peter O'Brien

Terry Stahl

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Kurt

Kate Beahan

Kate Beahan

Michelle

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Ed Mills

J.C. MacKenzie

J.C. MacKenzie

Griff

Wally Welch

Wally Welch

Snack Stand Vendor

Brad Leland

Brad Leland

Mr. Marlin

Darrian McClanahan

Darrian McClanahan

Young Joanna Mills

E

Erinn Allison

Annie

Themes & Keywords

nightmarewoundstalkermurder

About The Return

The Return is a horror, drama, thriller film released in 2006 exploring themes of nightmare, wound, stalker, murder. Directed by Asif Kapadia, it stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter O'Brien, Adam Scott. Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.

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