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Frequency

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
120K
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Frequency (2000)
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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
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    120K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,662
    148
    • Director
      • Gregory Hoblit
    • Writer
      • Toby Emmerich
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Jim Caviezel
      • Shawn Doyle
    • 580User reviews
    • 112Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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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
    Richard Sali
    • Chuck Hayes
    Nesbitt Blaisdell
    Nesbitt Blaisdell
    • Fred Shepard
    Joan Heney
    • Laura Shepard
    Jessica Meyer
    • Teenage Runaway
    • Director
      • Gregory Hoblit
    • Writer
      • Toby Emmerich
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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 Siskel & Ebert: U-571/Love & Basketball/Joe Gould's Secret/Gossip/Pups (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Crimson and Clover
      Written by Tommy James (as Thomas Gregory Jackson) and Peter P. Lucia Jr.

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    User reviews580

    Featured review
    8/10

    Good idea, great execution

    The idea of this film is pretty original; I don't think I've ever heard of a story so well-thought out about time-travel/alternate time-lines before. The idea is based on the main character being able to communicate with his father, who's been dead for 30 years. His father hears it then, 30 years earlier. They quickly do some things that shouldn't have happened back then, which then changes the future(or present). The movie deals very well with how they change the future back and forth. The plot is very good, the acting is superb and the characters are all believable. The special effects are very good. The very idea behind the film is very good, but the way it develops so much further is amazing. The ending, while it may seem corny too some, and is, by all means, a bit of a typical Hollywood ending(some might even call it a cop-out), but personally I just think it worked better than anything else could have. I'd recommend this to pretty much anyone who can watch a movie where they have to suspend disbelief, but especially anyone into time-travel or alternate time-lines, as this is, in my opinion, one of the best movies made, concerning this subject. 8/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Desafio 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
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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