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The Ward

The Ward

Only Sanity Can Keep You Alive!

20105.81h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Carpenter
Written by Shawn Rasmussen, Michael Rasmussen
Produced by Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding, Mike Marcus
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $5.3M

Top 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

S

Susanna Burney

Nurse Lundt

Themes & Keywords

farmnurseelectric shockorderlypsychiatric hospitaldisappearancemental illnessduringcreditsstinger

About The Ward

The Ward is a horror, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of farm, nurse, electric shock, orderly, psychiatric hospital, disappearance. Directed by John Carpenter, it stars Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker. 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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