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52 out of 100

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5.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

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  • Starring: Laura Linney, Richard Gere
  • Summary: A suspense-filled thriller about a man (Gere) driven to extremes to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding his wife's death -- and how they might be connected to the strange phenomena in a town four hundred miles away. (Screen Gems)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    90
    One truly, madly, deeply satisfying creep-out.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    The creepy set pieces are repetitive and the payoff is rather unsatisfying, even though the prophecies do eventually pan out.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    38
    A gaudy yet grim science-fiction horror movie of such surpassing silliness, humorless intensity and stylistic overkill that watching it may actually put you in a state of paranoia.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. MarcosD.
    10
    A film that respects the audience's intelligence. The unknown is the scariest film. This is one of the best films ever made.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. MetalMan95
    7
    Very creepy film. It was legitimately scary. Richard Gere did a great job bringing in the Drama of the whole story without taking away the scary aspect. I was glued to the screen. I didnt want it to end.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AmurabiM.
    5
    Despite its visuals, director Pellington (Arlington Road) has a big flaw in this film. He tries to make a psychological thriller and the studio sells the movie as a horror film, so ¿what´s the genre of this?. As a horror film is just adequate, creating a supernatural atmosphere that is right and appropriate. As a psichological thriller, the film loses vibe `cause the characters looks too weird. Pellington´s love for symmetry (check all the scenes with a symmetric kind of view) and style, confuses the story and makes the film a little bit oversaturated (too much filters, camera moves and weird camera angles). The Mothman Prophecies loses impact for its accent in to be diferent from the usual films of the genre.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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