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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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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 Dean E @RT46102930 10/30/2024 Just a boring movie tbh See more Alexander G @RT32209216 10/15/2024 Great acting by great actors. Had a plot twist i didn't expect but saw after watching the movie a couple times. Don't listen to critics definitely worth a watch! See more angela g @Sunflower378 10/10/2024 The acting was great the story was good the twist was good as well and enjoyable film with a good twist don't trust critics and some of the bad reviews watch it it's good 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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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)