FeardotCom

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FeardotCom

R,

2002,

1h 41m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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3%

97 Reviews

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18%

50,000+ Ratings

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3%

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97 Reviews

18%

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50,000+ Ratings

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths. The only common factor shared by the victims? Each died exactly 48 hours after logging on to feardot.com.

Critics Consensus

As frustrating as a 404 error, Fear Dot Com is a stylish, incoherent, and often nasty mess with few scares.

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Barbara Ellen

The Times (UK)

Jan 3, 2018

William Malone's FearDotCom is one of those hopelessly muddled horror movies where you end up feeling more disturbed by the incomprehensible plotting and lurching camerawork than anything unfolding on-screen.

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

Jul 23, 2014

1/4

The story is a mess, some of the images offensive, the acting under par and the dialogue silly.

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

May 29, 2013

Feardotcom is the cinematic equivalent of spam in your e-mail inbox.

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

May 15, 2024

1/4

It’s never especially creepy or scary. It feels like a made-for-Cinemax product that somehow maneuvered its way into getting a theatrical distribution deal.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Nov 15, 2019

FearDotCom takes itself way too seriously, ultimately adding to the film's dreadfulness.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Jul 23, 2014

1/5

The real torture in this vengeful cyber-spirit saga comes from having to sit through such ugly trash.

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Nov 8, 2018

In the gritty New York streets, four bodies have turned up in mysterious circumstances. Self-assertive detective, Mike Reilly, and department of health researcher, Terry Huston, team up to uncover the bizarre causes of the deaths which have left New York police baffled. Whilst digging deep in the victims past, it is revealed all have died within 48 hours after viewing a site called FearDotCom. With a sadistic serial killer also on the loose, the detectives are in a race against time to discover who or what is killing the people of New York City. When I heard William Malone had directed FearDotCom I was expecting a gripping psychological scare, especially after the success of his remake of House On Haunted Hill. However, I ended up with gasps of boredom and annoyance as this film had such potential. Even after the success of Blair Witch Project, I can appreciate found footage films in the early noughties were relatively new, but it felt like this was an inconsistent version of The Ring, which was out the same year.

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Anakin W

Aug 11, 2018

OMG. So bad its almost good. ALMOST. Not quite there. Please either be inebriated or stoned watching this. It's the only way to appreciate it fully. Lazy script, and story and all over plot, but with a feint thread of coherence. Very feint. Entertaining, but only in a lesson of every cliché of a 'ghost story' that probably shouldn't make it to film.

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Hagrid W

Mar 27, 2018

This movie is not to be taken seriously. Its "so bad its good" horror at its best and I enjoyed it for that.

Luke S

Mar 11, 2018

Honestly, I liked it; most didn't, but everyone has movies thAt others DON'T agree with. This is most likely one of them. A good scare AND one that legit made me feel CREEped out.

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Albus W

Feb 13, 2018

Just do not take it seriously for crying out loud. Watch it like a comedy. Or at least watch it more than often.

Harry L

Dec 8, 2017

Fear dot com is a really good Horror film.

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William Malone

Director

Stephen Dorff

Detective Mike Reilly

Natascha McElhone

Terry Huston

Stephen Rea

Alistair Pratt

Udo Kier

Polidori

Amelia Curtis

Denise

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Synopsis

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths. The only common factor shared by the victims? Each died exactly 48 hours after logging on to feardot.com.

Director: William Malone
Producer: Limor Diamant, Moshe Diamant
Screenwriter: Josephine Coyle, Moshe Diamant
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: ApolloMedia, Carousel Picture Company
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images of Torture|Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.2M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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