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    Frequency

    • 20002000
    • PG-13PG-13
    • 1h 58min
    IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    103K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,792
    118
    • Cast & crew
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    Promo Poster
    Home Video Trailer from New Line Home Entertainment
    Trailer2:26
    1 Video
    67 Photos
    CrimeDramaMystery

    An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.
    An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.
    An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.
    An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.
    An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.

    • Director
      • Gregory Hoblit
    • Writer
      • Toby Emmerich
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Jim Caviezel
      • Shawn Doyle
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gregory Hoblit
    • Writer
      • Toby Emmerich
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Jim Caviezel
      • Shawn Doyle
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 553User reviews
    • 122Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos1

    Frequency
    Trailer 2:26
    Frequency

    Photos67

    Jim Caviezel stars as John Sullivan
    Jim Caviezel stars as John Sullivan
    Julia Sullivan with Satch
    Julia & Frank
    Dennis Quaid stars as Frank Sullivan
    Frank & John in 1969
    Frequency (2000)
    Frequency (2000)
    Frequency (2000)
    Frequency (2000)
    Frequency (2000)
    Frequency (2000)

    Top cast

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    Dennis Quaid
    Dennis Quaid
    • Frank Sullivan
    Jim Caviezel
    Jim Caviezel
    • John Sullivan
    Shawn Doyle
    Shawn Doyle
    • Jack Shepard
    Elizabeth Mitchell
    Elizabeth Mitchell
    • Julia Sullivan
    Andre Braugher
    Andre Braugher
    • Satch DeLeon
    Noah Emmerich
    Noah Emmerich
    • Gordo Hersch
    Melissa Errico
    Melissa Errico
    • Samantha Thomas
    Daniel Henson
    • Johnny Sullivan (6 Years)
    Jordan Bridges
    Jordan Bridges
    • Graham Gibson
    Stephen Joffe
    Stephen Joffe
    • Gordo Hersch (8 Years)
    Jack McCormack
    • Commander O'Connell
    Peter MacNeill
    Peter MacNeill
    • Butch Foster
    Michael Cera
    Michael Cera
    • Gordy Jr. (10 Years)
    Marin Hinkle
    Marin Hinkle
    • Sissy Clark
    Richard Sali
    • Chuck Hayes
    Nesbitt Blaisdell
    Nesbitt Blaisdell
    • Fred Shepard
    Joan Heney
    • Laura Shepard
    Jessica Meyer
    • Teenage Runaway
    • Director
      • Gregory Hoblit
    • Writer
      • Toby Emmerich
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A rare atmospheric phenomenon allows a New York City firefighter to communicate with his son 30 years in the future via HAM radio. The son uses this opportunity to warn the father of his impending death in a warehouse fire, and manages to save his life. However, what he does not realize is that changing history has triggered a new set of tragic events, including the murder of his mother. The two men must now work together, 30 years apart, to find the murderer before he strikes so that they can change history--again. —<jgp3553@excite.com>
    altering historyvigilantismham radiocriminalcriminal investigation173 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • What would you do if you could change the past?
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for intense violence and disturbing images
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the warehouse fire scene, all the firefighters except Dennis Quaid, Peter MacNeill and Jordan Bridges are real.
    • Goofs
      During a 1969 sequence, a wide-angle camera scans Manhattan (from Queens). On the left, for an instant, the completed World Trade Center is visible. It was not completed in 1969.
    • Quotes

      Frank: I'm still here, Chief.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Where the Heart Is/The Last September/The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas/Frequency/Time Code (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Crimson and Clover
      Written by Tommy James (as Thomas Gregory Jackson) and Peter P. Lucia Jr.

      Performed by Tommy James and Tommy James & The Shondells

      Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Co.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews553

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Great!
    The movie opens with the introduction of the Sullivan family. Frank (Dennis Quaid) is a heroic New York firefighter, and escapes a harrowing situation to return home to his wife and his 6-year-old son John. It's an exciting time in New York, as the 'Miracle Mets' have made the World Series. Frank is a ham radio user, and a strange disturbance in the sky (solar flares, I believe. I never took astronomy) in the sky has really increased the range of his radio. "I'm reaching people I've never reached before", he says. Flash forward to 1999, when young John has grown up into a 36-year-old NY homicide detective (James Caviezel) with relational problems (and possibly a drinking problem as well). We learn his father died several years earlier in a warehouse fire, and it's obvious that John has never really gotten over it. He ends up setting up the old ham radio (did I mention that the solar flares are back?), and contacts a fellow New Yorker named Frank. It certainly won't ruin any big surprise when I tell you that it's his father Frank--in 1969. After recovering from his astonishment and convincing his father who he really is (his knowledge of the 1969 World Series proves quite helpful), they begin a series of nightly conversations. Unfortunately, their conversations change the past--and the future--in very dangerous ways. A serial killer who should only have 3 victims suddenly has more, and John must use his knowledge of the crimes (30 years old to him) to guide his dad in a 1969 pursuit of the killer. And the chase is on. Will they stop the killer? Will the solar flares last long enough for them to finish their plan? Will anyone in 1999 or 1969 believe them? That lengthy 'plot summary' really didn't ruin any of the suspense--or come close to explaining the whole story. So, it goes without saying that the story is pretty convoluted and involved. But it's not hard to follow, and the movie grabbed me and kept me interested throughout. Granted, you will need to use a serious amount of 'suspension of disbelief'. If you get hung up on "there's no way they could be talking to each other" or "changes in the past wouldn't immediately appear in the future--they would have already happened and would have been there all along", you'll do 2 things: (1) you'll give yourself a headache, and (2) you'll miss out on a very entertaining film. The reason I gave this more stars than last week's "U-571"? I cared about the characters, and I found "Frequency" much more entertaining. Also, the story was quite original--with great use of the Miracle Mets and the 1969 World Series throughout.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • WarnerBros.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Desafío al tiempo
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $31,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,010,278
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,025,584
      • Apr 30, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,106,245
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 58min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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