How scary is The Mist?

On our intensity scale, The Mist rates 8/10 for jump scares and 10/10 for dread. It is genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares. The dread keeps climbing even between the big moments.

How gory is The Mist?

The Mist rates 8/10 for gore — expect heavy gore.

How long is The Mist?

The Mist runs 126 minutes (2h 6m).

What is The Mist rated?

The Mist is rated R by the MPA. On our own scale it rates 8/10 for jump scares, 8/10 for gore and 10/10 for dread — the R tells you what it was certified, those tell you what it will do to you.

Where to watch The Mist (2007)?

The Mist is back in cinemas from Oct 28 — 1 screening at 1 cinema on our showtimes page. It is not on a major US subscription streamer yet.

The Mist

Name: The Mist
Director: Frank Darabont
Genre: Creature, Cosmic, Isolation, Religious, Paranoia
Released: 2007
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones

2007 · Directed by Frank Darabont · 126 min · Rated R

CreatureCosmicIsolationReligiousParanoia

7.3/10

IMDb7.1379k votes Tomatometer74% Popcornmeter65% 豆瓣 Douban8.1396k votes Metacritic58metascore

jumps 8

gore 8

dread 10

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Back in cinemas Oct 28 — 1 cinema in Indiana · 1 screenings at 1 cinema on our showtimes page

Where to watch: Not on major US streamers — check digital rental.

How it scared people

The vibe

King's novella handed Darabont a supermarket, a fog full of Lovecraft, and the actual subject: how quickly a frightened crowd finds itself a prophet. Marcia Gay Harden's Mrs. Carmody is worse than anything with tentacles. Darabont always preferred the black-and-white cut and he was right — find that one. People still argue about the last five minutes.

The Mist (2007) Parents Guide

MPA rating	Rated R
Runtime	126 minutes
Jump scares	4/5 — genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares
Gore	4/5 — heavy gore
Dread	5/5 — the kind of film that follows you around for days
Themes	monster attacks; existential, unknowable threats; characters cut off from help; religious themes

The Mist is rated R by the MPA. We score it 4/5 for jump scares, 4/5 for gore and 5/5 for lingering dread, over 126 minutes. Weigh the gore first: heavy gore. Older teens and adults, mostly on the strength of what it shows.

We rate what the film does — scares, gore, dread — not scene-level content like language or nudity, which we don't track.

Before you press play

How scary is The Mist?: On our intensity scale, The Mist rates 8/10 for jump scares and 10/10 for dread. It is genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares. The dread keeps climbing even between the big moments.
How gory is The Mist?: The Mist rates 8/10 for gore — expect heavy gore.
How long is The Mist?: The Mist runs 126 minutes (2h 6m).
What is The Mist rated?: The Mist is rated R by the MPA. On our own scale it rates 8/10 for jump scares, 8/10 for gore and 10/10 for dread — the R tells you what it was certified, those tell you what it will do to you.
Where to watch The Mist (2007)?: The Mist is back in cinemas from Oct 28 — 1 screening at 1 cinema on our showtimes page. It is not on a major US subscription streamer yet.