The Return (2006)

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The past never dies. It kills.

Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.

• Released: 2006-11-10
• Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 660 votes

Directed by Asif Kapadia.

Top cast

• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Joanna Mills
• Peter O'Brien as Terry Stahl
• Adam Scott as Kurt
• Kate Beahan as Michelle
• Sam Shepard as Ed Mills
• J.C. MacKenzie as Griff
• Wally Welch as Snack Stand Vendor
• Brad Leland as Mr. Marlin
• Darrian McClanahan as Young Joanna Mills
• Erinn Allison as Annie

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Return

• United States: stream on Acorn TV, History Vault; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Acorn TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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