Fear X

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Fear X

PG-13,

2003,

1h 31m,

Mystery & Thriller

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Harry Caine (John Turturro) is a mild-mannered mall cop whose pregnant wife is killed in the underground parking lot where he works. It seems it may have been a contract killing, and Harry becomes obsessed with finding out the details. His investigation eventually takes him to a Montana town, where reality becomes unhinged for him, and he remains disturbingly unfazed by the wintry conditions and eccentric characters. In the end, he's not looking for revenge, just for the reason behind it all.

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Critics Consensus

As hazy, unsettling, and fleetingly insubstantial as a dream, Fear X will lose many viewers in its ambiguities, but is partly propped up by strong work from John Turturro.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jun 15, 2011

B-

The director captures a sense of hazy, harrowing obsession that's amplified by his immaculate camera set-ups and pans.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Jan 28, 2005

1.5/4

A pretentious, unsatisfying and ultra-slow-moving thriller.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Jan 28, 2005

2.5/4

Fortunately, Turturro's subtle turn keeps our emotional connection solid even when the story skates on thin ice.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

May 3, 2019

4.5/5

Refn explores the dangerous path we find ourselves on when answers don't fit in a tiny, pre-packaged box, when our idealism runs afoul in a world not built for the idealistic.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Apr 17, 2019

3/5

The pivotal moment of the film is a special effects sequence that makes Doctor Who look state of the art.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dec 31, 2008

B-

Slick thriller.

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Nicolas Winding Refn

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John Turturro

Harry

Deborah Kara Unger

Kate

Stephen Eric McIntyre

Phil

William Allen Young

Agent Lawrence

Gene Davis

Ed

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Synopsis

Harry Caine (John Turturro) is a mild-mannered mall cop whose pregnant wife is killed in the underground parking lot where he works. It seems it may have been a contract killing, and Harry becomes obsessed with finding out the details. His investigation eventually takes him to a Montana town, where reality becomes unhinged for him, and he remains disturbingly unfazed by the wintry conditions and eccentric characters. In the end, he's not looking for revenge, just for the reason behind it all.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Producer: Henrik Danstrup
Screenwriter: Hubert Selby Jr., Nicolas Winding Refn
Distributor: Silver Nitrate Films
Production Co: Fear X Ltd., Det Danske Filminstitutet [dk]
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Thematic Material)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround

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