Hrant Alianak, Jamie Bloch, Jesse Bradford

An ex-con moves into an old apartment building, where he encounters a domestic problem involving a police officer, his wife, and their daughter. When he tries to intervene, however, a mysterious curse...( read more  read more... ) entraps him.

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Yam Laranas

Release Date: January 1, 2008

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DVD Release Date: November 10, 2009

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  • October 20, 2009
    An ex-convict settles at his dead mother's apartment and tries to get back to his old life, but things get more complicated when he begins hearing noises and seeing people in the next room.

    This horror movie is based on an origina...l Filipino thriller entitled Sigaw. Hollywood ...( read more)producers stick to their reputation of claiming "re-making" Asian movies but actually, it's just retaining the main characters and a completely different plot is spun. I must say that I have mixed feelings about this movie; while I couldn't be more proud to see hollywood take interest in a locally-made movie, I just didn't think it was as scary as I had heard it would be. The scares mostly rely on sound which I found irritating.
  • September 29, 2009
    "The Echo" is a very fine and atmospheric film. Delivering some frightening chills and good and believable acting.
    It s a step up to your average Asian horror remake.
  • November 8, 2009
    Ótima atmosfera e fotografia (meio noir, muito boa), mas essa história da fantasma revoltada que sai assombrando e matando gente pq só queria que descobrissem sua trágica história tá tão batida, todo filme de horror oriental é a mesma coisa, perdeu a graça. Outro recurso manjado ...( read more)do terror asiático que odeio é quando o personagem de repente se vê no meio de um flashback de algo que nem estava presente revivendo acontecimentos do passado e até interferindo neles, absurdo tem limite. Filme mediano.
  • October 28, 2009
    Much better than I was expecting. It?s a moody and atmospheric horror flick, the acting is good, the special effects are fine and it has some very chilling moments. There are a few slow spots, but overall it?s quite decent.
  • October 22, 2009
    haven't seen the original version so I don't know what to expect from it... just watch it because obviously the director is Pilipino... I think they did well n giving enough horror but story-wise it was slow up until the climax....
  • October 17, 2009
    this is way better than the original "Sigaw" movie.. in "Echo" the apartment where bobby moved is more realistic than what was used in "Sigaw".
  • October 1, 2009
    awesome.....sigaw was indeed impressive.....hm....how about the echo^^,.......
  • September 28, 2009
    This Hollywood remake of Sigaw about a young ex-con named Bobby (Jesse Bradford) moves into an old apartment building to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer named Walter (Kevin Durand) beats up his wife named Gina (Iza Calzado) & daughter named Carly (Jamie Bloch). ...( read more)When Bobby become entrap in a mysterious curse when he hears the echo of his neighborhood?
  • September 25, 2009
    Well filmed and acted, creepy ass breathing.
  • September 21, 2009
    im really proud to be pinoy!..

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  • Rosepetal75
    September 21, 2009
    Police Officer named Walter (Kevin Durand) beats up his wife named Gina (Iza Calzado) & their daughter named Carly (Jamie Bloch).

    France - May 25, 2008
    Canada - July 17, 2008
    Belgium - April 19, 2009
    South Korea - May 28, 2009
    Russia - September 17, 2009
    Philippines - September 30, 2009
    USA - DVD/Blu-ray premiere on November 10, 2009
  • robu111
    September 4, 2009
    I think this movie coming this september in the philippines.I will watch this movie.

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