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Hide and Seek

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Following the suicide of his wife (Amy Irving), psychologist David Callaway (Robert De Niro) decides to take his daughter, Emily (Dakota Fanning), away from New York City to a house in the country for a fresh start. Unfortunately, Emily is too grief-stricken to really appreciate her new surroundings, and she hasn't made any friends, save Charlie, who is imaginary. When Charlie begins to harbor resentment toward David, an already bad situation gets worse.
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Critics Consensus

Robert De Niro and especially Dakota Fanning have earned some praise for their work in Hide and Seek, but critics have called the rest of the film derivative, illogical and somewhat silly.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/24/2010
3/5
Older teens may enjoy; too creepy for kids. Go to Full Review Nathan Rabin AV Club 10/06/2006
A tawdry cocktail of red herrings, cheap psychology, and shameless horror-movie tropes. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 06/20/2005
D
A lame showcase for DeNiro's monotonous blankness and the hysterics of Fanning. Go to Full Review Matthew Rozsa Dread Central 01/15/2025
3/4
I appreciated director John Polson’s ability to capture the feel of upstate New York, enjoyed Ari Schlossberg’s clever script, and thought De Niro and Fanning gave characteristically fantastic central performances. Go to Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News 11/18/2019
Hide and Seek is a silly exercise on bad horror films that starts promisingly enough, but quickly erodes into a movie that has more laughs than thrills. Go to Full Review Harry Haun Film Journal International 03/01/2007
The movie starts out as one thing and suddenly jumps the tracks into something else. Then there's the question of credibility that this abrupt switch invites. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alex B @AlexBioni Jul 12 Not every game is fun Hide and Seek has a solid mystery at its core. I genuinely had no idea where the story was going, and once the big reveal happens, everything clicks into place. The more you think about it afterward, the darker it becomes. The acting is good, even if it is not particularly memorable, and the dialogue feels like standard 2000s horror. The idea of exploring childhood trauma is interesting, but the movie pushes it to such an extreme that it loses some of its believability. The biggest issue is that the story feels thin. It mostly moves from one event to the next without adding many layers, which causes the pacing to drag. It is also not especially scary. The title drop at the end made me roll my eyes a little, but I still had a decent time with it. It is far from a hidden gem, but if you enjoy mystery driven thrillers, this one is easy enough to spend an evening with. See more Pedro A @PedroAlao May 31 The weak plot, with underdeveloped characters, unconvincing contrivances and very cheap red herrings make this a rather shallow and forgettable movie. See more Lucas T @Groovy Apr 18 Robert De Niro is great in this but the writing is so poor the plot just barely shambles it's self together. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 29 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more hunter f @RT83475555 Oct 5 I gotta say this movie is understand See more David T @RT22716538 12/10/2024 Amazing horror, actually giving the creepy vibe and keeping you on your toes, don’t understand all the bad criticism, some used before tropes but not everything must be innovative and as far as horror/thriller goes this was amazing, and the acting is exceptional! A must watch if you like the genre See more Read all reviews
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John Polson

Director

Robert De Niro

Dr. Richard Goodman

Dakota Fanning

Emily Goodman

Famke Janssen

Dr. Katherine Carson

Elisabeth Shue

Elizabeth Young

Amy Irving

Alison Goodman

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Movie Info

Synopsis Following the suicide of his wife (Amy Irving), psychologist David Callaway (Robert De Niro) decides to take his daughter, Emily (Dakota Fanning), away from New York City to a house in the country for a fresh start. Unfortunately, Emily is too grief-stricken to really appreciate her new surroundings, and she hasn't made any friends, save Charlie, who is imaginary. When Charlie begins to harbor resentment toward David, an already bad situation gets worse.
Director
John Polson
Producer
Barry Josephson, John P. Rogers
Screenwriter
Ari Schlossberg
Distributor
Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co
Fox 2000 Pictures, Josephson Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
R (Violence|Frightening Sequences)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 28, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$51.1M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, Dolby SR, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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