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MONEY
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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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6 Souls
"Evil will rise."
2010 1h 52m EN
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6.0
MID
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4%
ROTTEN
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28
METACRITIC
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IMDB
★6.0TMDB · 795🥫4%Rotten Tomatoes●28Metacritic★6IMDB · 38,465
HorrorMysteryThriller
Synopsis
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A female forensic psychiatrist discovers that all of one of her patient's multiple personalities are murder victims. She will have to find out what's happening before her time is finished.
“Evil will rise.”
Cast
Julianne Moore
Cara Harding
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
David / Adam / Wesley
Jeffrey DeMunn
Dr. Harding
Frances Conroy
Mrs. Bernburg
Nate Corddry
Stephen Harding
Brooklynn Proulx
Sammy
Brian Anthony Wilson
Virgil
Joyce Feurring
Granny Holler Witch
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Björn Stein
- Writers
- Michael Cooney
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 16 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Björn Stein, shot by Linus Sandgren. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Steve Mirkovich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jeffrey DeMunn carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Evil will rise.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1179069 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Björn Stein directs. Linus Sandgren behind the camera. John Frizzell scores. Steve Mirkovich cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 16 years ago.
- 3Directed by Björn Stein, shot by Linus Sandgren. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Steve Mirkovich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jeffrey DeMunn carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Evil will rise.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1179069 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 12 themes, including "faith", "supernatural", "grave", "forest".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Linus Sandgren
- Original score
- John Frizzell
- Editing
- Steve Mirkovich
- Production design
- Tim Galvin
- Costume design
- Luca Mosca
- Makeup / hair
- Annemarie Bradley
- VFX supervisor
- Marc Varisco
- Sound
- Todd Orr
- Runtime
- 112 min · 1h 52m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Box office
- $851,517
- Return
- 4% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- 6 Souls (2010)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 4% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 28/100
- IMDB rating
- 6/10 · 38,465 votes
- MPAA
- R
Also by
Björn Stein
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
NALA Films
US
- MA
Maraci/Edelstein Films
IM Global
US
- SH
Shelter Productions
Key crew
- EditorSteve Mirkovich
- CastingDiane Heery
- CastingJason Loftus
- ProducerEmilio Diez Barroso
- ProducerNeal Edelstein
- ProducerMike Macari
- Costume DesignLuca Mosca
- Production DesignTim Galvin
- Art DirectionJesse Rosenthal
- Set DecorationJesse Rosenthal
- OtherLuke Guidici
- Stunt DoubleJodi Michelle Pynn
- OrchestratorKevin Kaska
- ProducerDarlene Caamano Loquet
- Art Department CoordinatorFrancine Byrne
- Construction CoordinatorMike Matesic
- Property MasterNicholas J. Romanac
- Key Hair StylistAnnemarie Bradley
- Key Makeup ArtistLee Grimes
- Makeup ArtistPatty Bell
- Makeup ArtistSusan Reilly LeHane
- Best Boy ElectricianMarc Wostak
- Camera OperatorSteve Drellich
- Steadicam OperatorSandy Hays
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- faith
- supernatural
- grave
- forest
- flashback
- murder
- fear
- psychiatrist
- surgery
- catholicism
- multiple personality
- witch doctor
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2013-04-05R
- Digital2013-03-01
Also known as
International titles
- O AbrigoBR
- The PossessedUS
- Shelter - 6 soulsDE
- La Sombra de los OtrosES
- ShelterGB
- 6 SoulsAU
- ShelterCA
- ShelterUA
