The Ward
Seen it?2011 | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 34% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.7 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Barbarian, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
34% on Rotten Tomatoes, 38 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 174K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Carpenter
- Amber HeardKristen
- Mamie GummerEmily
- Danielle PanabakerSarah
- Jared HarrisDr. Stringer
- Laura-LeighZoey
- Lyndsy FonsecaIris
- Mika BooremAlice Hudson
- Sydney SweeneyYoung Alice Hudson
- D.R. AndersonRoy
- Susanna BurneyNurse Lundt