Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes (1999)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (103 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (62,364 ratings)

In this supernatural thriller, Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) is a fairly typical working-class guy living in Chicago with his wife Maggie (Kathryn Erbe) and his son Jake (Zachary David Cope). One night at a party, Tom gets into a lively discussion with his sister-in-law, Lisa (Illeana Douglas), who… More

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By
David Koepp
Written By
David Koepp
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Sep 10, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Aug 21, 2001
Artisan Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

    [A] serious, atmospheric, character-driven supernatural drama.

  • Tom Keogh, Film.com

    Star Kevin Bacon is at times wildly exciting, while Kathryn Erbe, playing his character's long-suffering wife, delivers an understated but terribly interesting performance.

  • Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

    It has enough smarts to scare us, Sixth Sense or not.

  • Robert Horton, Film.com

    The first two-thirds of the movie is engagingly spooky, more so than The Sixth Sense.

  • Susan Stark, Detroit News

    Stir of Echoes gives a classic ghost story extra zip by insisting on the reality of the characters and their place.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    I had been wanting to watch Stir of Echoes for quite some time. Reading about on horror websites and praising the film, I knew I had to check out. Unfortunately I never did, until recently. This film blends psychological horror and supernatural horror into a film that definitely… More

  • Sajin P


    With a promising start, the film seemed building up to something real good, only to completely fall apart in the final third.

  • jay n


    This contains okay performances but the plot is full of holes and the resolution is farfetched.

  • Anthony L


    I've been wanting to see this film for ages and it didn't disappoint. I don't think the second half of the film was as strong as the first but I did find it to be very creepy and full of suspense. The cinematography was ace too, the scene in the cinema were he floats… More

  • Coxxie M


    i dont know how many times ive rated this (thanks, flixster) but yea, this was my favorite treat of summer of '99

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