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Fear X

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
8.6K
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Fear X (2003)
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Thriller

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.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.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
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Hubert Selby Jr.
  • Stars
    • John Turturro
    • Deborah Kara Unger
    • Stephen Eric McIntyre
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    8.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Hubert Selby Jr.
    • Stars
      • John Turturro
      • Deborah Kara Unger
      • Stephen Eric McIntyre
    • 88User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Harry
    Deborah Kara Unger
    Deborah Kara Unger
    • Kate
    Stephen Eric McIntyre
    • Phil
    • (as Stephen McIntyre)
    William Allen Young
    William Allen Young
    • Agent Lawrence
    Gene Davis
    Gene Davis
    • Ed
    • (as Eugene M. Davis)
    Mark Houghton
    Mark Houghton
    • Diner Cop
    Jacqueline Ramel
    Jacqueline Ramel
    • Claire
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Peter
    Nadia Litz
    Nadia Litz
    • Ellen
    Amanda Ooms
    Amanda Ooms
    • Prostitute
    Liv Corfixen
    Liv Corfixen
    • Hotel Waitress
    Frank Adamson
    Frank Adamson
    • Adamson
    Spencer Duncanson
    • Man
    Dan K. Toth
    • Hotel Clerk
    Jeffrey R. Lawrence
    • Sergeant Frank
    Thane Chartrand
    • Agent Wolfson
    Garfield Williams
    • Guard
    Victor Cowie
    • Bill Craven
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Hubert Selby Jr.
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Nicolas Winding Refn's film company (Jang Go Star) went bankrupt after the box office failure of this film.
    • Goofs
      When Peter calls the hotel and is connected to the lodge, the woman answers the phone with her left hand, talks to Peter with the phone in her left hand, and gestures to Harry with the phone in her left hand. When Harry approaches the woman to take the call, she is holding the phone out to him with her left hand. When the shot switches as he takes the phone from the woman, the phone is now in her right hand as she hands it to Harry.
    • 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...

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits appear on footage from CCTV security tapes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Tusind former for frygt (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Lonely Rooms
      Written and performed by Dana LaCroix

    User reviews88

    Featured review

    Don't give Refn the benefit of the doubt

    This is film has all the elements of a suspense thriller without anything in between to join them. I found it to be quite effective and genuinely intriguing up until halfway, then it became gradually apparent that there really was no cogent story. We are give the pieces of a puzzle only to find that they never fit together anyway.

    Lots of people seem to be reading too much into the story, that's probably what Refn wanted. Personally I think he really couldn't put together a good thriller and this is a total cop out. Don't waste your time trying to make sense of something senseless, there is nothing in there to bring this together and reading anything into it is entirely in your own mind.
    • UHF
    • Apr 21, 2004
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    • Release date
      • April 4, 2003 (Denmark)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • Canada
      • United Kingdom
      • Brazil
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Страх Икс
    • Filming locations
      • Polo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Production companies
      • American Entertainment Investors
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
      • Fear X Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,600,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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