The Fog

The Fog (2005)

  • 4% of critics liked it
    (67 reviews)

  • 35% of users liked it
    (214,409 ratings)

John Carpenter's well-remembered thriller gets an update in this remake from director Rupert Wainwright. Nick Castle (Tom Welling) is a charter-boat captain in the small coastal town of Antonio Bay. Castle's ancestors helped to found Antonio Bay, but while the city's mayor (Kenneth… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
John Carpenter, Cooper Layne
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Oct 14, 2005 Wide
Sony Pictures Classics

Critic Reviews

  • Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

    Never will you wish more fervently for an Adrienne Barbeau cameo, just for old time's sake. Your prayers will be in vain.

  • Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

    The production values are above par, but as in Carpenter's original, seeing ghosts is less scary than imagining them.

  • Mark Salisbury, Time Out

    Yet another anaemic horror retread starring a cast of good-looking TV totty.

  • Anita Gates, New York Times

    Mildly scary here and there.

  • Christy Lemire, Associated Press

    Like most remakes, The Fog is pretty unnecessary.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Phil H


    The second remake in the same year for some of Carpenter's old classics and it doesn't seem like a lesson was learnt. The age old saying of less is more goes begging yet again folks. This glossy remake simply offers nothing that the original doesn't offer in a better… More

  • Bethany M


    Scary, but quite boring. Switched off once or twice and the storyline wasn't really that interesting. Good but not great!

  • Jeff "


    The fog remake totally ruined a piece of classic Horror cinema. It's curious to me why studios continue to remake classics that cannot be remade cause they're so good. But this remake is awful, nothing good going for it, and a waste of celluloid. For fans of the original,… More

  • Anthony L


    This is another 'painted by numbers' remake of a superior horror film. The back story was explored a little more which was nice but all the suspense and feeling of impending doom from the original were missing. The ending was farcical and stupid. Don't waste your time!

  • Dean M


    This ghostly thriller remake is average as the leper colony ghosts were not scary. They were all see through, and instead of a giant fishing hook. There are two good things though. There is one pretty shocking death scene that was cool and there were some cool cinematography shots.… More

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