Fear X (2003)

When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry (Turturro), prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.

Director:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Writers:

Hubert Selby Jr., Nicolas Winding Refn

Stars:

John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger, Stephen Eric McIntyre

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Turturro	...	Harry
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Kate
Stephen Eric McIntyre	...	Phil (as Stephen McIntyre)
William Allen Young	...	Agent Lawrence
Gene Davis	...	Ed (as Eugene M. Davis)
Mark Houghton	...	Diner Cop
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Claire
James Remar	...	Lt. Peter Northrup
Nadia Litz	...	Ellen
Amanda Ooms	...	Prostitute
Liv Corfixen	...	Hotel Waitress
Frank Adamson	...	Adamson
Spencer Duncanson	...	Man
Dan K. Toth	...	Hotel Clerk
Jeffrey R. Lawrence	...	Sergeant Frank

Storyline

When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry (Turturro), prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | cctv | wife killed | canada | security guard | 

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Taglines:

The Past Can Never Be Rewound

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material

Details

Country:

Denmark Canada UK Brazil

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 2003 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Fear X - O Medo

Filming Locations:

Polo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$6,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Det Danske Filminstitut, Fear X Ltd., Moviehouse Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Mark Ruffalo and Tom Sizemore were all considered for the lead role.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Harry: Unit 14 here. I got a white, middle-aged male, he just took a cardigan and slipped it into his bag. Area A-91, over.
Control Room Guard: Copy. Got the suspect on camera. Over.
Harry: Stay on him, here I go...

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits appear on footage from CCTV security tapes.

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Connections

Referenced in Tusind former for frygt (2003)

User Reviews

One big endurance

First you gotta sit through a really slow building up story. Some scenes give you a Memento feeling, a bit psychological thriller, a bit horror. When you get to the half of the movie, it starts moving faster, and you get a feeling where all is leading to. But after the "end" you just feel mislead on all charges! A really disappointing and unsatisfying movie, with headache causing flashes, uneasy sounds. Some may describe this as an art-house film, well, perhaps that's why many people avoid those film noirs or movie houses!

Sometimes the not-so-easy stories are better than one might expect, and you have to stay focused all along. But in this case, after all nothing really happened in the movie. I really don't understand the relatively high rating (5.7 as I write this).