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- 2005
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 41 m
- 2005
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 41 m
Summary A widower (Robert DeNiro) suspects his 9 year-old daughter (Dakota Fanning) has come up with an unexpected way of dealing with her mother's death through a terrifying "imaginary" friend.
Directed By: John Polson
Written By: Ari Schlossberg
- 2005
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 41 m
- 2005
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 41 m
Hide and Seek
35
8.3
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Summary A widower (Robert DeNiro) suspects his 9 year-old daughter (Dakota Fanning) has come up with an unexpected way of dealing with her mother's death through a terrifying "imaginary" friend.
Directed By: John Polson
Written By: Ari Schlossberg
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
35
9% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
41% Negative
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
35
9% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
41% Negative
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
Surprises with its intensity and grip.
Kind of a drag.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 281 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
220 Ratings
220 Ratings
11% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
10% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 281 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
220 Ratings
220 Ratings
11% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
10% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
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Aside from its relentless exploitation of a child, this minor thriller features an intriguing beginning, a middling middle and an increasingly silly end, with a multitude of red herrings going squoosh underfoot.
The film's last 20 minutes devolve into a tedious slog through the kind of pointless, predictable running and screaming that give horror movies a bad name.
Far be it from me to spoil the secret, but I will say this: The last reel should've been sent straight to the city dump.
A schlocky thriller choking under the weight of its own psychobabble.
Hide and Seek follows no semblance of internal logic--the unveiling of Charlie is a ludicrous cheat, the last reel a unique paroxysm of rancid idiocy.
I think the movie was better than what critics seemed to have believed it to be at the time of its release. Not anything I would watch a second time, as the slow burn that the movie had fizzled in the last third. If you turn your brain off and don't think about many of the unanswered questions Dakota Fanning's character gave you, then I think there's a solid albeit unspectacular psychological thriller that was mostly forgotten with time.
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This film tells the story of a psychiatrist who has to help his young daughter to overcome her mother's death while, at the same time, he makes his own mourning. But the child starts talking about an invisible friend who seems increasingly violent and cruel. Robert De Niro takes the lead role and, contrary to many people's thoughts, I don't think he's too old for such roles. He has acted in a restrained and sweet manner, tempered with psychological depth, which shows us De Niro's versatility and his suitability for a wide range of characters, not just the tough mafia bosses who have made him famous. Dakota Fanning was very well too, far from the absolutely annoying performance she'd given us in "War of Worlds" (in which she just screamed constantly as she was dragged across the set). The suspense is built gradually, convincingly and pleasantly. I noticed that some parts are very easy to anticipate and, from a certain point, it doesn't invest in the thickening of the plot, but besides these defects, its a film that fulfills what promises and entertains the public quite well without, however, being brilliant. Worth watching, even if we forget it quickly.
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Production Company
Twentieth Century Fox,
Fox 2000 Pictures,
Josephson Entertainment,
MBC Beteiligungs Filmproduktion
Release Date Jan 28, 2005
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating R
Tagline Charlie says you let her die. (UK teaser poster)
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
