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- 1999
- R
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
- 1999
- R
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
SummaryAfter being hypnotized by his sister-in-law (Douglas) at a party, Chicago telephone lineman Tom Witzkey (Bacon) begins to see haunting visions of a murdered girl's ghost and struggles with his sanity when he realizes that he now has the power to see spirits.
Directed By: David Koepp
Written By: Richard Matheson, David Koepp
- 1999
- R
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
- 1999
- R
- Artisan Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
Stir of Echoes
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SummaryAfter being hypnotized by his sister-in-law (Douglas) at a party, Chicago telephone lineman Tom Witzkey (Bacon) begins to see haunting visions of a murdered girl's ghost and struggles with his sanity when he realizes that he now has the power to see spirits.
Directed By: David Koepp
Written By: Richard Matheson, David Koepp
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Generally FavorableBased on 30 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally FavorableBased on 30 Critic Reviews
67
77% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
23% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Stir of Echoes is much more down and dirty (than "The Sixth Sense"), and the thrills are more visceral.
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Generally FavorableBased on 50 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally FavorableBased on 50 User Ratings
6.9
66% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
26% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
8% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
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A 9 in its genre! The producers were somehow unlucky for, as many people have already observed, this movie was released a few weeks after Sixth Sense, which was unfortunate... because people were still talking about the latter. Quite frankly, I think this film is better than The Sixth Sense. It is definitely more frightening, more intense, and much more enjoyable than the other latter **** Kevin Bacon is of course much, much better actor than Bruce Willis...Kevin is an A and Willis oh well a... B-? **** purpose is not criticising Willis, there I am going off track, but I merely wanted to share my views about the movie. In a few words: It is a classic! Eerie atmosphere, smart plot, good performances, gripping, **** **** may have a situation like that just next door! ;) If you haven't watch it before, you should definitely do it. Think about this: This movie has no negative reviews, isn't that a great sign?
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This movie was a very good surprise. With strong acting performances, an interesting and engaging story, a well balance amount of suspense and horror and a very good third act that holds well even after the great previous acts, Stir of Echoes is a forgotten cult classic.
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The economical, fast-paced style and creepy mood are reminiscent of "The Twilight Zone."
The conventional ghost-appeasement scenario isn't very suspenseful, which may be part of the reason it's so gripping.
Needs less down-to-earth flavor and more unearthly force.
Some dazzling in-camera special effects, especially the ingenious idea of filming the story's ghost at a slow speed, six frames per second, giving the being a strange, otherworldly way of moving.
A conventional kind of ghost story, but executed in a very entertaining way. The story was suspenseful, and the excess of Kevin Bacon's enthusiasm was funny in a way that did not detract from the seriousness of the ghost mystery.
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In recent years, supernatural horror has become about gore and jump scares, these movies aren't scary anymore! Paranormal Activity, The Grudge, The Ring, are you kidding me?! Those movies were terrible! They don't make movies like Stir of Echoes anymore, this is a supernatural thriller, that was truly unsettling and creepy, the kind of film that defines what supernatural horror should be. Tom & Maggie are celebrating moving into a new house, and as the party is winding down, Maggie's sister claims to know something about the supernatural. Tom (Kevin Bacon) is a complete skeptic, so she offers to hypnotize him and see what happens. Reluctantly Tom agrees and after seeing some strange flashes, Tom wakes up unsettled but still a non-believer. Over the next few weeks, Tom continues to see strange images **** asking for his help and believes his sister in-law messed with his mind somehow. Once convinced that she had nothing to do with it, Tom decides to investigate and try to find out, who this girl is and why she's asking for help. This movie is truly scary because depending on what you believe in, this could be 100% real. Kevin Bacon is one of those actors who when he is in the right role is better than anyone, and this role is perfect for him. Bacon had me on the edge of my seat and it seemed as thou this movie just flew by. I wanted to know who this girl was and what happened to her just as much as he did. As for the paranormal stuff, it wasn't bloody, gory, and out of nowhere but it was just as creepy. This is the kind of film that left you jittery and uneasy for hours afterwards, the definitive horror movie. Bad reviews had me skeptical, but I am a skeptic no longer, Stir of Echoes will most definitely be included in my next Halloween movie marathon!
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Stir of Echoes is a deeply unsettling film that is a master class effort in mood setting and atmosphere creation from director David Koepp. Kevin Bacon is fantastic here and the film willingly messes with your mind, creates scares, and delivers tension. While the premise is not overly original, it is so incredibly well done that it makes this one impossible to truly ignore. Even more, the film is quite tight. Everything it introduces has a purpose and everything has a point, which I love. There is simply no clutter here and every line means something more for the plot than it may initially seem. On the whole, Stir of Echoes may be a typical psychological horror film, but it is so well written and so effective at eliciting fear that it makes it impossible to ignore at all.
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If we look at the horror/thriller films of the period, "matrix", "sleepy hollow", "fight club", "the mummy" and "the sixth sense". If we look at these movies, "stir of echoes" is more average.In the movie, the change that takes place during and after the hypnosis stretches nicely at first, but then it cannot be promoted to fear. In fact, it is also nice for the child to talk to the invisible entity. But when that digging thing starts, the mode of the movie drops from that moment. It is another matter that water ghosts appear everywhere in such films and do not tell people where to dig, where to go or where to find them, and they torture people. And when they are found later, their souls find peace, or it really sets people up. The movie can be watched with the family.
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Production Company
- Hofflund/Polone
- Artisan Entertainment
Release DateDec 10, 1999
Duration1 h 39 m
RatingR
TaglineSome doors weren't meant to be opened.