Boogeyman

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Boogeyman

PG-13,

2005,

1h 26m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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As a young boy, Tim (Aaron Murphy) witnesses the horrifying event of his father (Charles Mesure) being dragged away by the boogeyman. Despite the reassurances of his mother (Lucy Lawless) that the boogeyman is not real, he is never the same afterward. Years later, Tim (Barry Watson) manages to create a normal life for himself -- though he lives without closets and keeps his mattress on the floor. But when he learns of his mother's death, Tim must return home to face his childhood trauma.

Critics Consensus

The plot is been-there done-that generic, and none of the shock effects can do anything to build up suspense.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 22, 2010

1/5

A bloated 86 minutes of overzealous spookiness.

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

May 11, 2005

1/5

Fright fans expecting anything more than the occasional jolt will be sorely disappointed.

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Paul Arendt

BBC.com

Mar 1, 2005

2/5

A humourless trudge through haunted house cliches, it's unlikely to scare anyone old enough to get past the box office.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

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Sep 9, 2025

1/5

Uninspired slop with a dopey mythology that hoped it could generate some excitement solely based on the title.

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

1/5

Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Jul 23, 2007

F

A thinly plotted clothesline of shock effects.

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Apr 27, 2019

lost my erection immediately

Albus R

Sep 11, 2018

Despite being visually appealing from time to time, "Boogeyman" fails to deliver anything to its genre and doesn't even lives up to the lowest expectations.

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Draco R

Dec 30, 2017

Cool movie that really freaked me out, i was trying to watch the 1980 boogeyman but i saw this instead

Luke G

Nov 16, 2015

Not too bad but terribly cliche. Has some weird directorial decisions like messy jump cuts and some unneccessarily long sequences. If you're looking for a scary movie from the early 2000s, I suggest Wrong Turn, Jeepers Creepers or Texas Chainsaw Massacre. They're scarier than this.

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Stephen Kay

Director

Barry Watson

Tim

Emily Deschanel

Kate

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Franny

Victoria Mussett

Jessica

Andrew Glover

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Synopsis

As a young boy, Tim (Aaron Murphy) witnesses the horrifying event of his father (Charles Mesure) being dragged away by the boogeyman. Despite the reassurances of his mother (Lucy Lawless) that the boogeyman is not real, he is never the same afterward. Years later, Tim (Barry Watson) manages to create a normal life for himself -- though he lives without closets and keeps his mattress on the floor. But when he learns of his mother's death, Tim must return home to face his childhood trauma.

Director: Stephen Kay
Producer: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert
Screenwriter: Eric Kripke, Juliet Snowden, Stiles White
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Ghost House Pictures, Senator International
Rating: PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Intense Sequence of Horror|Terror|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 4, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.4M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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