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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0687797117090
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: First Look Pictures
Manufacturer: First Look Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: First Look Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 69463
Studio: First Look Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Editorial Review:
Description:
Laura soon discovers that she's pregnant, and after moving to the suburbs, she finds herself feeling alone, and increasingly isolated in their large, secluded home in the country. When the baby is born, it quickly becomes apparent that being a mother is more challenging than Laura ever imagined, as she gradually begins a slippery downward spiral into postpartum depression. Saddled with the primal maternal need to protect her infant at all costs, Laura suddenly questions her ability to do so as well as her sanity. From a mouse-infested basement with a mysterious diary found in its walls, to the peculiar new nanny that Steven employs to assist his increasingly erratic wife, FIRST BORN abounds with the creepy aspects and haunting details of a first-rate psychological thriller.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A real movie to pay attention to.
I rented this movie last nite. I won't go over all the details, because they've been beautifully commented in most of the other reviews. But, I ended up rewinding the last 5 minutes of the movie again, because the ending was unbelievably sad and realistic. It does its job to make the point clear, that mothers of newborns, really need to be watched and paid attention to. I think we all get too caught up with the stress of everyday life that we forget about the obvious signs of depression or worse. ... Read More
Rating:  - Not for anyone pregnant!
This is really a case study on post-partum depression, not a scary thriller. If it was not so BLATANTLY misadvertised, it probably would have been a better movie. I don't recommend the movie, but I recommend it even less if you are pregnant or a new mom!
Rating: - I was glued to the screen!
Elizabeth Shue's portrayal of a woman in crisis after giving birth is hipnotic! I could not take my eyes off the screen, from her most simple and mundane scenes to her most shocking ones, you can see the depth and with of the emotions and events that are overcoming this very relatable homemaker. This movie is as much as good entertainment as it is a social commentary on the circumstances that surround many real people that become invisible to their family and doctors in times of emotional crisis.
Rating: - MISLEADINGLY MARKETED...watch out!!
FIRST BORN is NOT a tale of the supernatural. If you want to hear more, I must warn you that much of the rest of this review could be considered a spoiler.
When you look at the box and read the description, it sounds for all the world like the film will be an old-school creepy horror movie. Haunted house kinda thing. It most emphatically is NOT.
This movie is an exploration of Post-Partum depression and Post-partum psychosis. It is told pretty much from the mother's (victim's) ... Read More
Rating:  - Um.... What?
The first hour of this movie was great! All of the creepy moments, the weird things happening all around her and the clues to what is causing it all.
Then it just got stupid. Really, really stupid. I won't spoil the ending, but it just made me mad! What did the diary mean? Who was the girl at the grocery store? What happened to the girl who lived in the house, was she the girl on the bus? What was that doll? What was the thing the nanny hid under the crib? All of the cryptic clues and scary moments ... Read More
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