As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace, at first, in her imaginary friend.As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace, at first, in her imaginary friend.As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace, at first, in her imaginary friend.
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations
Josh Flitter
- Little Boy
- (uncredited)
Alicia Harding
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
James McCaffrey
- Charlie
- (uncredited)
Rose Pasquale
- Gas Customer
- (uncredited)
Brendan Sexton III
- Store Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor the first time in seventy years, 20th Century Fox shipped prints of this movie without the final reel, which was shipped separately. This was done as a security measure as so people wouldn't be able to reveal the ending. To further ensure the safety of protecting the film's ending, security guards would hand-deliver the reel to theaters showing the film. Fox had individually numbered each reel, as well as a final security measure. Fox Executive Vice President and Sales Manager Richard Myerson stated it was "to ensure everyone's enjoyment of the film and to prevent 'spoilers', we've instituted extraordinary measures. We think it's worth the effort."
- GoofsWhen Emily is laying on her bedroom floor, she draws a picture of her and Charlie at the window, but she draws herself with blonde hair, the actress's natural hair color.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD includes four alternate endings. The DVD also has a branching system which includes four different versions of the film.
- SoundtracksHush Little Baby
Courtesy of Sankyo Seiki Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Featured review
I'm not the greatest figurer out of plot twists, and I didn't figure this one out. If you did, then I can see that there would have been an air of disappointment over that aspect of the film. I didn't so, plot-wise, I had no problem with enjoying the movie.
I thought the ending was fine.
And, as usual, I thought Dakota Fanning was quite remarkable, holding the screen with an assurance well beyond her years (although I find her manner in the "Making of.." documentaries worryingly un-childlike).
I did have some other problems, though.
De Niro's character must have been the worst psychologist in the world, given his complete inability to apply any of his knowledge to dealing with his daughter's problem in any constructive way (and, yes, I know "That's because blah blah blah", but it's still a distraction when you're sitting there watching him to fail utterly to exercise a shred of competence.
I failed to understand some of the child's motivation for her actions and attitudes vis-a-vis Charlie and Dad, especially given the nature of the twist.
Elisabeth Shue and Famke Janssen - nice to see them, even if only briefly.
And De Niro - not your finest hour, Bob. Carry on like this, and Norton and Depp will be fighting over the "Greatest Living Screen Actor" crown, while you watch from the wings.
My score of 7 is a point or two higher than it would otherwise have been, solely on the strength of Dakota Fanning's performance.
I thought the ending was fine.
And, as usual, I thought Dakota Fanning was quite remarkable, holding the screen with an assurance well beyond her years (although I find her manner in the "Making of.." documentaries worryingly un-childlike).
I did have some other problems, though.
De Niro's character must have been the worst psychologist in the world, given his complete inability to apply any of his knowledge to dealing with his daughter's problem in any constructive way (and, yes, I know "That's because blah blah blah", but it's still a distraction when you're sitting there watching him to fail utterly to exercise a shred of competence.
I failed to understand some of the child's motivation for her actions and attitudes vis-a-vis Charlie and Dad, especially given the nature of the twist.
Elisabeth Shue and Famke Janssen - nice to see them, even if only briefly.
And De Niro - not your finest hour, Bob. Carry on like this, and Norton and Depp will be fighting over the "Greatest Living Screen Actor" crown, while you watch from the wings.
My score of 7 is a point or two higher than it would otherwise have been, solely on the strength of Dakota Fanning's performance.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Trò Chơi Trốn Tìm
- Filming locations
- Haworth, New Jersey, USA(House)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $51,100,486
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,959,233
- Jan 30, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $127,369,981
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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