The Prodigy
A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Released
- 2019
- Country
- United States, Canada, Hong Kong
Details
Release year: 2019
Storyline
A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.
Top credits
Taylor Schilling — Sarah Blume
Jackson Robert Scott — Miles Blume
Peter Mooney — John Blume
Colm Feore — Arthur Jacobson
Did you know
• Since Jackson Robert Scott filmed this movie in-between It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019), he appeared in three horror movies in a row.
• The Prodigy borrowed from the infamous jump scare scene in Mario Bava's 1977 film Shock; where the child runs towards the mother and transforms into the vengeful poltergeist.
• The name Miles Blume was inspired by the names of the enigmatic children in The Innocents (1961): Miles and Flora. Blume being the German and Austrian word for flower.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $14,856,291
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $5,853,061 (2019-02-10)
User reviews
Enjoyable
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Wasted Potential
Technical specs
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
