Product Details

• Actors: Lukas Haas, Emily Hampshire, Amanda Smith, Libby Adams, Trevor Bain
• Directors: Tim Brown
• Writers: Tim Brown, Paul Nelson
• Producers: Erin Berry, Harvey Glazer, Hassain Zaidi, Jeff Wilson, Jonathan Dueck
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Peace Arch
• DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ION794
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,712 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Cradle" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

When frank & julie move to a small isolated town with their newborn son their lives are terrorized by the vengeful spirit of a child that was gruesomely buried alive years before. Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 07/31/2007 Starring: Luke Haas Run time: 92 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars CRY BABY, August 2, 2007

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cradle (DVD)

Don't let the cover art fool you...this is NOT a horror movie, it borders on being a HORRIBLE movie instead. A psychological drama is more like it, with a dark look at post partem depression, guilt, and denial. Lukas Haas plays a young father who moves his wife and infant son to a rural house to help her get over her PPD. His only neighbor is a ditzy woman who isnt the least bit interested in being neighborly, but has a dark secret of her own.
While the ingredients could have made for a compelling movie, Tim Browns direction is so lethargic nothing ever really gels or creates true terror. Most of the movie is spent in checking to see if the baby is alive or not crying. Haas is weak in a difficult role while Emily Hampshire's performance as the wife is monotonous; Amanda Smith as the strange neighbor gives an adequate performance. Not really suspenseful and mostly just dull and tedious.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't forbid, March 5, 2008

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Desiree (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cradle (DVD)

...If you have to think through a movie. This is actually a pretty good ghost story. True, this couple keeps checking the baby, but that's not all there is to it. There is a reason for this. This is one of those movies that gradually comes together and forms an interesting story. The ending has impact even though presented in a subtle way, and makes you think back to things throughout the movie and you just say something like, "Oh wow, I see". It does take a bit for the story to get going, so you have to be patient and just pay attention. All that said, the acting and directing is way above average. If you are just looking for blood and gore, maniacs wielding knives or chainsaws, people abducted and tied up, nudity, or any of that heavy action horror stuff, you won't find it here.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do you like the name 'Julie?', August 22, 2007

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C. Harmon "animal lover" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cradle (DVD)

The title of my review comes from what seems about the only dialogue in this movie which is the husband constantly, irritatingly calling his wife's name, which is, of course, Julie. I should have heeded the opinions of the other 2 reviewers, but had already rented the movie so decided to give it a chance. I wasted almost 2 hours of my life here. Except for a few, (VERY FEW), creepy moments, this was one of the slowest, dullest movies I've seen. Don't waste your time.