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2017 • 1h 36min • PG-13 • Horror, Thriller

The Bye Bye Man

"Don't think it. Don't say it."

When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

IMDb 4.3

RT 18%

MC 37

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Stacy Title

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Jonathan Penner

Robert Damon Schneck

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Douglas Smith

Elliot

Lucien Laviscount

John

Cressida Bonas

Sasha

Doug Jones

The Bye Bye Man

Michael Trucco

Virgil

Jenna Kanell

Kim

Erica Tremblay

Alice

Marisa Echeverria

Trina

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Douglas Smith Elliot

Lucien Laviscount John

Cressida Bonas Sasha

Doug Jones The Bye Bye Man

Michael Trucco Virgil

Jenna Kanell Kim

Erica Tremblay Alice

Marisa Echeverria Trina

Cleo King Mrs. Watkins

Faye Dunaway Widow Redmon

Carrie-Anne Moss Det. Shaw

Leigh Whannell Larry Redmon

Keelin Woodell Young Mrs. Redmon

Lara Knox Jane

Jonathan Penner Mr. Daizy

Nicholas Sadler Professor Cooper

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