The Wait

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The Wait

2013

1h 36m

4.2(21 votes)

Drama

Overview

An enigmatic phone call from a psychic catapults a family into a state of suspended belief while waiting for their recently deceased mother to be resurrected.

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9 members

Acting

Jena Malone

Angela

Acting

Chloë Sevigny

Emma

Acting

Luke Grimes

Ben

Acting

Devon Gearhart

Ian

Acting

Michael O'Keefe

Ben's Dad

Acting

Trey Hansen

Sammy

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Acting

Josh Hamilton

Sammy's Dad

Acting

Patricia Arquette

Psychic

Acting

Lana Elizabeth Green

Karen

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