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Seventh Son

Seventh Son

5,5 /10 (2,657 Votes)
2014 EN 102 min

Overview

John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?

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Release date

12/12/2014

Votes

2,657

Popularity

4.2

When darkness falls, the son will rise.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

102 min

Budget

$95,000,000

Revenue

$114,178,613

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Frank Ochieng

2015-10-11

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⭐ 7

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