---
title: 'The Happening (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'M. Night Shyamalan'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-happening-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949731/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Happening (2008)

2008 · 91 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Happening is a 2008 science fiction thriller film produced, written, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, and Betty Buckley. The story revolves around an inexplicable natural disaster causing mass suicides.

## Credits

- **Director:** [M. Night Shyamalan](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-night-shyamalan)
- **Screenplay:** [M. Night Shyamalan](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-night-shyamalan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Producer:** [Sam Mercer](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mercer), [Barry Mendel](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-mendel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)

## Cast

- [Cyrille Thouvenin](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyrille-thouvenin)
- [Stéphane Debac](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-debac)
- [Betty Buckley](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-buckley)
- [Spencer Breslin](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-breslin)
- [Mark Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wahlberg)
- [John Leguizamo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-leguizamo)
- [Peter Appel](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-appel)
- [Jeremy Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-strong)
- [Kristen Connolly](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-connolly)
- [M. Night Shyamalan](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-night-shyamalan)
- [Alan Ruck](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ruck)
- [Frank Collison](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-collison)
- [Ashlyn Sanchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashlyn-sanchez)
- [Brian O'Halloran](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-o-halloran)
- [Armand Schultz](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-schultz)

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Official site: http://www.thehappeningmovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-happening-2008
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