Richard Gere,
Laura Linney,
Will Patton,
Debra Messing,
Lucinda Jenney
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Based on a book by paranormal investigator John Keel, this spooky, X-Files-type supernatural thriller is purportedly based loosely on true events that occurred in the small town of Point Pleasant, WV,... read more
Directed by: Mark Pellington
Release Date: January 25, 2002
Keywords:
horror,
scary,
richard gere,
mothman prophecies,
point pleasant,,
true events,
Richard Gere ,
Laura Linney ,
Point Pleasant ,
John Klein
DVD Release Date: June 4, 2002
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December 27, 2010I distinctly remember this film because of the bridge sequence. Mediocre to be sure, but maybe worth a late night watch when there's nothing else to do.
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November 23, 2010This incredibly drawn out film is not without potential, whilst it's weird, dark and unique, it somehow loses itself, which I feel is in the storytelling and just when you feel it's a little too dull the ending offers a little consolation for sticking with the film
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July 29, 2010As soon as I see Richard Gere's name in the credits of a film, I'm instantly put off. The man has made an absolute fortune without having any real ability and in this, he yet again proves he has a very limited range. Thankfully though, there is more to this film than Gere and his... read more
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July 28, 2010Allegedly based on a true story, The Mothman Prophecies is the story of a journalist who finds himself in a small town where the inhabitants keep seeing a mysterious winged figure who tells them of catastrophes yet to occur. Well, for a start. "True story"...? Please. This is a m... read more
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October 9, 2009I'm not too sure about how authentic these "true events" actually are, but The Mothman Prophecies manages to be moderately interesting. At least it got Richard Gere out of rom-com territory and introduced me to the milf-tastic Laura Linney.
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September 25, 2009I thought I was going to hate this film but I thought it was quite good in the end. It?s based on a true story, something I'd like to look into. It real problem though was its direction, there were to many conflicting styles. Over all though it was good, like a good episode of th... read more
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April 16, 2009Reviewing a movie 7 years after its release date is really not fair, as seen by some of the others reviews here on Flixster, I am sure when this movie first came out the reviews would have been much higher, and this movie deserves that, Its supposed to be based on true events, li... read more
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March 23, 2009A Washington reporter loses his wife in an automobile accident, then finds himself spirited away to a West Virgina town where the residents are spotting monsters and undergoing horrifying precognitive hallucinations. Creepy, bloodless "based on true events" chiller builds fine s... read more
Critic Reviews
September 29, 2008
David Ansen, Newsweek
January 11, 2008
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
This is the scariest movie I've ever seen. Full Review
January 11, 2008
Robert Koehler, Variety
Director Mark Pellington hardly lets a moment pass without suggesting some bad vibes creeping onto the edges of the screen, but he's let down by Richard Hatem's script. Full Review
November 6, 2002
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Despite hints that it aspires to be more, The Mothman Prophecies is a by-the-numbers sci-fi thriller. Full Review
July 20, 2002
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
A gaudy yet grim science-fiction horror movie of such surpassing silliness, humorless intensity and stylistic overkill that watching it may actually put you in a state of paranoia. Why are these movie... Full Review
March 13, 2002
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Even with your eyebrows raised and your tongue planted firmly in cheek, the whole thing gets under your skin in ways that creep you out.
February 3, 2002
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Watching The Mothman Prophecies is like getting mugged in an alley by an especially thuggish crew of Method actors.
January 26, 2002
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
The movie's more abstract scare tactics ... are so restrained that viewers may start to yearn for a bogeyman to burst from the closet. Full Review
January 25, 2002
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Mark Pellington's The Mothman Prophecies stretches credulity even while it creeps you out. Full Review
January 25, 2002
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
To regard The Mothman Prophecies merely as two hours of your life that you'll never get back is to miss the larger affront it poses. Full Review
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