Fear X (2003)
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58% of critics liked it
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33% of users liked it
(2,088 ratings)
A man searching for the truth about his wife's killer learns more than he wanted to know about her own private story in this powerful drama. Harry Cain (John Turturro) works as a security guard at a large shopping mall in Wisconsin. Harry's life takes a sudden and disturbing left turn when… More A man searching for the truth about his wife's killer learns more than he wanted to know about her own private story in this powerful drama. Harry Cain (John Turturro) works as a security guard at a large shopping mall in Wisconsin. Harry's life takes a sudden and disturbing left turn when his wife, Kate (Deborah Kara Unger), is shot to death in the mall's parking facility. Devastated by his wife's passing, Harry begins combing over every scrap of evidence he can find in hopes of tracking down the gunman and reviewing hours of videotape from the mall's surveillance system. One night, Harry has a vision in which he sees Kate walking out of the house across the street; he breaks into the abandoned home to investigate, and finds some photographs that may lead him to his wife's murderer. However, the more Harry learns about Kate, and as he travels to Montana in search of a possible culprit, Harry begins to learn just how much he never knew about Kate and her life. Renowned novelist Hubert Selby Jr. co-wrote the screenplay for Fear X, while composer and musician Brian Eno contributed to the musical score. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Written By
- Hubert Selby, Jr., Nicolas Winding Refn
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
- In Theaters
- Apr 4, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Moviehouse Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
A pretentious, unsatisfying and ultra-slow-moving thriller.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fortunately, Turturro's subtle turn keeps our emotional connection solid even when the story skates on thin ice.
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John McMurtrie, San Francisco Chronicle
The story, in the end, is less than satisfying and, unfortunately, doesn't match the movie's eerie style.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
With an elliptical style and open-ended interpretations, it is definitely not for those who like their mysteries spelled out and tied up neatly.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
Grimly austere barely begins to describe the atmosphere of dread that seeps through Fear X like a toxic mist.
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Cast
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John Turturro
as Harry
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Deborah Kara Unger
as Kate
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Stephen Eric McIntyre
as Phil
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William Allen Young
as Agent Lawrence
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Eugene M. Davis
as Ed
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Mark Houghton
as Diner Cop
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Jacqueline Ramel
as Claire
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James Remar
as Peter
