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The Mothman Prophecies
Based on true events in Point Pleasant, Virginia, the film examines a series of inexplicable occurrences through the eyes, and mind, of one man, a reporter who investigates a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.
5 February 1964, New York City, New York, USA
21 April 1949, USA
5 October 1957, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
23 April 1954, Long Island City, New York, USA
July 18, 2008
The last reel or so is an embarrassment -- or entertainment at long last, depending on how you look at it.
July 20, 2002
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 moviemakers persecuting us?
February 09, 2006
There are certainly strong moments and efficient set pieces here, too, but for all the claims that the film, adapted from a 1975 book by John Keel, is based on real events, Pellington fails to sustain credibility.
August 07, 2008
Messy but eerie.
September 19, 2010
The stylish bleakness keeps you off-balance with unreliable narration and an unforgettable conclusion. The more it accelerates rant-and-rave paranoia, the greater it gets - a campfire-ready chiller whose subconscious embers glow long after it's over.
December 28, 2010
Psychological thriller may deeply upset some kids.
January 11, 2008
This is the scariest movie I've ever seen.
April 29, 2009
A sub-par, often lethargic take on a a creepy urban legend with absolutely nothing to offer its audience.
January 11, 2008
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.
November 06, 2002
Despite hints that it aspires to be more, The Mothman Prophecies is a by-the-numbers sci-fi thriller.
September 29, 2008
Pellington knows, as did the 1940s master of horror Val Lewton, that what you don't see can raise far more goose bumps than what you do.
February 07, 2014
Faced with such an unlikely mishmash of unexplainable events, you've given up believing anything by the time the popcorn's gone.