The Bay
(2012)
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Overview
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
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Reviews
July 16, 2026
Final Thoughts on The Bay
The Bay is a nasty little horror movie that does a lot with a simple idea, and when it gets going, it creates some genuinely uncomfortable moments. [Read the full review]
May 3, 2016
Excerpt: “The Bay” is a found footage horror mockumentary.. detailing the events that lead to a marine-borne pathogen outbreak that consumes a small town on Chesapeake Bay, Maryland during the bustling 2009 Fourth of July weekend...Despite the film’s artistic license and embellishments, the science in The Bay is seeded with enough reality to keep the story horrifyingly real, and is blended with just enough sci-fi/horror to make the film fun and entertaining."
Overall Score: 9.8 [Read the full review]
John Chard
⭐ 8/10November 3, 2014
Cymothoa exigua.
As someone who has always struggled to get much from “found footage” movies, I entered Barry Levinson’s The Bay with some trepidation. Levinson’s standing as a director prompted me to take a look. And I’m glad I did.
Chesapeake Bay was home to a toxic led catastrophe that created horrors unbound – but the government covered it up…
Levinson brings considerable class to the camcorder horror phase by having his film unfold …
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$1,581,252