What Lies Beneath
User Score
6.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32

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  1. [Anonymous]
    Feb 1, 2001
    10
    Excellent! Really scary!
  2. JohnS.
    Aug 10, 2006
    9
    What makes this movie great is that it's essentially a chick flick that descends into a suspense thriller. The scares and special effects are given in quality, not quantity, sprinkled perfectly throughout the plot. The ending requires you to stretch your brain a little, but the setup leaves you so desperately wanting a manifestation of the fears involved that you take it. Pfeiffer does an excellent job carrying the load, and Ford is refreshing as a villain.… Expand
  3. RandyJ
    Sep 9, 2006
    10
    A Brilliant first-rate classic. Mind blowing intelligence and incredible acting deliver the small blows. Sheer terrifying brilliance delivers the rest. A perfectly cast mind-blowing tour-de-force, stunning and superb. The greatest horror movie of our time.
  4. Nickkk
    Jan 28, 2011
    9
    A smart thriller with brilliant acting from Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Definitively one of my favorites. While focusing on the problems of an apparently normal relationship, "What Lies Beneath" has some original scary moments and much suspense.

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Metascore
51 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 35
  3. Negative: 4 out of 35
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    30
    At once illogical and insultingly stupid, filled with dead-end twists and the sort of dialogue that makes a mockery of actual adult relations.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    40
    Glazes over faster than a Krispy Kreme doughnut, and neither is very flavorful after sitting around for a while.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    This slow, derivative chiller (which lifts liberally from "Ghost Story," "Rear Window" and "A Stir of Echoes") wastes far too much time on red herrings and telegraphs its plot points with painfully obvious dialogue.
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