Cold Creek Manor

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Cold Creek Manor

R

2003

1h 59m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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When filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his wife, Leah (Sharon Stone), tire of life in New York City, they buy a decrepit house in rural Cold Creek, N.Y., and move their family up there. However, soon the former owner, a menacing local named Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff), arrives. When Dale, who has just been released from prison, asks to be hired to help repair the house, the Tilsons agree. But soon Cooper starts believing that Dale may be even more dangerous than he seems.

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Critics Consensus

The plot of Cold Creek Manor is too predictable and contrived to generate suspense.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

May 3, 2005

D

Supremely listless and scare-free nonsense.

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Jan 27, 2004

2/5

A clichéd, implausible thriller.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Oct 1, 2003

1.5/5

About as thrilling as cleaning out your garage.

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Joel Siegel

Good Morning America

Jan 4, 2018

C

Talk about your fixer-upper - the script needs fixer-uppering.

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Steve Newton

Georgia Straight

Feb 9, 2014

.5/5

There are no surprises at all in this totally predictable mistake of a movie.

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

Sep 13, 2012

2/4

Director Mike Figgis also composed the score, which during the tense scenes merely sounds like a two-year-old incessantly banging on random piano keys.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 25, 2026

Cold Creek Manor = a *1* star Movie!

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22, 2026

7/10 Early 2000s movie couple moves into house Original owner comes back after being away and becomes caretaker. original owner comes back after being away and becomes caretaker. Owners realize that he likely murdered his daughter. Suspense, Thriller

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Downriver R

@Downriver Feb 15, 2026

Again somehow this movie is on a splatter meter. This movie was great. From start to finish it was a masterpiece. Great production Great cast Great acting and thrilling story

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jan 28, 2026

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

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Richard W

@RT65767935 Dec 22, 2025

Its not as bas as the reviews ,the acting is pretty much top notch ,and the villian guy is really good ,he makes you feel very uncomfortable ,not really scary but keeps you interested

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N P

@NicSarge Dec 6, 2024

"Cold Creek Manor" is an "okay" murder-esque horror movie. TBH, I wasn't scared throughout, only slightly suspensed in the beginning, trying to figure out the lore. But, once the second half kicked in, I was getting bored and waiting for it to end. I was interested in the mystery at first, when we are first introduced to a suspect and a couple of minor hijinks. However, when it turned into an investigatory drama halfway through, the film became lackluster and predictable. The supporting characters making up the small town formed the world to feel more real, and I cared somewhat about our main family. The ending sequence though, which should be the climatic battle, felt cheesy. Some of the music score was somewhat laughable. If you just want alright horror movie fodder and are trying not to be scared (as my tolerance is already quite low), you can check it out, but it can get tedious and you may be checking your watch quite a bit.

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Synopsis

When filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his wife, Leah (Sharon Stone), tire of life in New York City, they buy a decrepit house in rural Cold Creek, N.Y., and move their family up there. However, soon the former owner, a menacing local named Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff), arrives. When Dale, who has just been released from prison, asks to be hired to help repair the house, the Tilsons agree. But soon Cooper starts believing that Dale may be even more dangerous than he seems.

Director: Mike Figgis
Producer: Annie Stewart, Mike Figgis
Screenwriter: Richard Jefferies, Richard Jefferies
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Cold Creek Manor Productions, Red Mullet Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.4M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR

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