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The Prodigy
2019
· Movie
· 92 min
D
MEANRANK
53/100
Every rating
37–70
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 37, highest is Google on 70.
See the most agreed on films →A mother begins to suspect there is something deeply wrong with her young son, a child genius. His disturbing behavior and knowledge of things he cannot possibly know escalate. She comes to believe a dark and malicious force is responsible for his sinister transformation, leading her to seek answers that challenge her understanding of reality and threaten their lives.
Details
- Director
- Nicholas McCarthy
- Writer
- Jeff Buhler
- Studio
- Vinson Films, XYZ Films, Orion Pictures
- Released
- 6 February 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $21.2M
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