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- 2004
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
- 2004
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
Summary The story of a parallel emotional struggle between the victim of a kidnapping and the family that is left behind. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Directed By: Pieter Jan Brugge
Written By: Justin Haythe, Pieter Jan Brugge
- 2004
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
- 2004
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
The Clearing
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7.6
Where to Watch
Summary The story of a parallel emotional struggle between the victim of a kidnapping and the family that is left behind. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Directed By: Pieter Jan Brugge
Written By: Justin Haythe, Pieter Jan Brugge
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
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59% Positive
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20 Reviews
41% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
60
59% Positive
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
41% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The very best thrillers -- a select group to which The Clearing clearly belongs -- exploit subconscious fears that bubble up at vulnerable moments.
The performances are immaculate, especially Dafoe and the always-magnificent Mirren, who rarely gets a vehicle this worthy of her talent.
I expected this to open out into another loud, thumping thriller. Instead it remains quiet and focused, exploring the couple's frayed relationship and the economic divide that separates the husband from his captor.
This is one of those moderately engrossing movies that seems to collapse all at once during the wrap-up, yet it's well-acted all around.
Surprisingly dreary kidnapping drama.
Just an OK thriller, full of standard scenarios and cookie-cutter characters.
A thriller stripped of thrills--or, even worse, a thriller that thinks of itself as somehow rising above the vulgar pleasures of excitement.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.6
69% Positive
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23% Mixed
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8% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.6
69% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
23% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
8% Negative
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Production Company
Searchlight Pictures,
Thousand Words,
Wildwood Enterprises,
Blue Ridge Motion Pictures,
Coldwood Productions,
Mediastream Dritte Film GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG,
The Clearing
Release Date Jul 2, 2004
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating R
Tagline You only really know what you have when you're about to lose it.
Awards
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Nomination
