2009
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 29 m

2009
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 29 m

Summary Following the mysterious death of his aunt, power lawyer Bryan Becket moves into the elderly woman's purportedly haunted Victorian mansion. A die hard skeptic, he dismisses one eerie incident after another, until the haunting turns so personal and vicious, Becket's cool, unemotional veneer begins to unravel. Whispers in the night, things...

Directed By: Tennyson Bardwell

Written By: Tennyson Bardwell

2009
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 29 m

2009
Not Rated
IFC Films
1 h 29 m

The Skeptic

Name: The Skeptic
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2009-05-01
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Rating: 31
Cast: Tim Daly, Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana, Edward Herrmann, Andrea Roth

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

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Directed By: Tennyson Bardwell

Written By: Tennyson Bardwell

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews

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Los Angeles Times

Old-fashioned in the worst sense, Bardwell's ghost story is heavy on Freud, light on fear.

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The Hollywood Reporter

It's all an earnest effort, three decades too late.

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Village Voice

Though a few scary skeletons (and one doll) rattle in and out of the film's closet, Bardwell is a slave to television lexicon, allowing Bryan and his lawyer buddy (Tom Arnold) to brave the banter of shrill detective comedies, and framing his images with all the brio of your average "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" episode.

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The New York Times

The Skeptic turns into a cut-and-dried Freudian melodrama that gives repressed memory a supernatural dimension. I'll take a bunch of teenagers terrorized by chain-saw-wielding zombies any day.

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

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13% Negative
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Production Company Day Dreamer Films, Intrinsic Value Films, Saratoga Studios, Supergirlreally...

Release Date May 1, 2009

Duration 1 h 29 m

Rating Not Rated

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Tagline what do you believe?

The Skeptic

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Tim Daly

Bryan Becket

Tom Arnold

Sully

Zoe Saldana

Cassie

Edward Herrmann

Dr. Shepard

Andrea Roth

Robin Becket

Robert Prosky

Father Wymond

Bruce Altman

Dr. Koven

Lea Coco

Deputy Lura

Sara Weaver

Helena Becket

L.J. Foley

Young Bryan Becket

Paul Tietjen

Michael Becket

Steve Fletcher

Courtroom Lawyer

Christina Rouner

Courtroom Witness

Catherine Wyler

Carol

James DiSalvatore

Carl

Chris Silipigno

Raz

John J. Taylor

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Lee Bieler

Bartender

Alex Demers

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Judy Spevack

Dead Mrs. Deaver

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