Case 39
| Case 39 | |
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| Directed by | Christian Alvart |
| Written by | Ray Wright |
| Produced by | Lisa Bruce Steve Golin Alix Madigan Kevin Misher |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hagen Bogdanski |
| Edited by | Mark Goldblatt |
| Music by | Michl Britsch |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $28.2 million |
Case 39 is a 2009 supernatural horror film directed by Christian Alvart and written by Ray Wright. It stars Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Bradley Cooper, and Ian McShane. The film revolves around a social worker who attempts to protect a little girl from her violent parents but finds that things are more dangerous than she had expected.
Case 39 was theatrically released in the United States on October 1, 2010, by Paramount Pictures; it was previously released in New Zealand on August 13, 2009, and in Australia on November 5, 2009. It received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office failure, grossing $28.2 million against its budget of $26 million.