# The Bay (2012)

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**Runtime**: 85 min
**Genres**: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
**Directed by**: Barry Levinson
**Written by**: Michael Wallach
**Starring**: Kristen Connolly, Will Rogers, Michael Beasley, Christopher Denham, Kenny Alfonso, Kether Donohue

> *Panic feeds on fear.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Claridge, Maryland, Independence Day, a shore lined with dead fish. 
A small town overrun, people fleeing, iPhones recording the chaos. 
This found-footage horror film is best watched at night with the lights off.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, dread, raw

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