Fresh
Pellington knows, as did the 1940s master of horror Val Lewton, that what you don't see can raise far more goose bumps than what you do.
David Ansen, Newsweek
The Mothman Prophecies
What do you see?
2002 · 1h 59m · PG-13
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Mark Pellington
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The Mothman Prophecies
Overview
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.
Director and cast
- Mark Pellington Director
- Richard Gere as John Klein
- Laura Linney as Connie Mills
- Will Patton as Gordon Smallwood
- Debra Messing as Mary Klein
- David Eigenberg as Ed Fleischman
- Alan Bates as Alexander Leek
- Lucinda Jenney as Denise Smallwood
- Nesbitt Blaisdell as Chief Josh Jarrett
- Bill Laing as Indrid Cold
- Dan Callahan as C.J.
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is the scariest movie I've ever seen.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Director Mark Pellington hardly lets a moment pass without suggesting some bad vibes creeping onto the edges of the screen, but he's let down by Richard Hatem's script.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Rotten
There are certainly strong moments and efficient set pieces here, too, but for all the claims that the film, adapted from a 1975 book by John Keel, is based on real events, Pellington fails to sustain credibility.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Rotten
Despite hints that it aspires to be more, The Mothman Prophecies is a by-the-numbers sci-fi thriller.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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