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- 1999
- R
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
- 1999
- R
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
Summary After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law (Douglas) at a party, Chicago telephone lineman Tom Witzkey (Bacon) begins to see haunting visions of a murdered girl's ghost and struggles with his sanity when he realizes that he now has the power to see spirits.
Directed By: David Koepp
Written By: Richard Matheson, David Koepp
- 1999
- R
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
- 1999
- R
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
Stir of Echoes
67
8.2
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Summary After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law (Douglas) at a party, Chicago telephone lineman Tom Witzkey (Bacon) begins to see haunting visions of a murdered girl's ghost and struggles with his sanity when he realizes that he now has the power to see spirits.
Directed By: David Koepp
Written By: Richard Matheson, David Koepp
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
67
77% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
23% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
67
77% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
23% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Stir of Echoes is much more down and dirty (than "The Sixth Sense"), and the thrills are more visceral.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 170 User Ratings
8.2
86% Positive
146 Ratings
146 Ratings
7% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
7% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 170 User Ratings
8.2
86% Positive
146 Ratings
146 Ratings
7% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
7% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
The economical, fast-paced style and creepy mood are reminiscent of "The Twilight Zone."
The conventional ghost-appeasement scenario isn't very suspenseful, which may be part of the reason it's so gripping.
Needs less down-to-earth flavor and more unearthly force.
Some dazzling in-camera special effects, especially the ingenious idea of filming the story's ghost at a slow speed, six frames per second, giving the being a strange, otherworldly way of moving.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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If we look at the horror/thriller films of the period, "matrix", "sleepy hollow", "fight club", "the mummy" and "the sixth sense". If we look at these movies, "stir of echoes" is more average.
In the movie, the change that takes place during and after the hypnosis stretches nicely at first, but then it cannot be promoted to fear. In fact, it is also nice for the child to talk to the invisible entity. But when that digging thing starts, the mode of the movie drops from that moment. It is another matter that water ghosts appear everywhere in such films and do not tell people where to dig, where to go or where to find them, and they torture people. And when they are found later, their souls find peace, or it really sets people up. The movie can be watched with the family.
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Production Company
Artisan Entertainment
Release Date Dec 10, 1999
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
Tagline Some doors weren't meant to be opened.
Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 4 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Gérardmer Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
