The Fog

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The Fog

PG-13

2005

1h 40m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The prosperous town of Antonio Bay, Ore., is born in blood, as the town's founders get their money by murdering a colony of lepers. But the truth of what they did is concealed from subsequent generations. More than 100 years later, Elizabeth Williams (Maggie Grace), whose family lives in Antonio Bay, returns just as a statue in tribute to the founders is to be unveiled. When a mysterious fog rolls in, Elizabeth and her boyfriend (Tom Welling) soon discover it has vengeful supernatural powers.

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Critics Consensus

The Fog is a so-so remake of a so-so movie, lacking scares, suspense or originality.

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Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

Oct 15, 2018

2/10

In a world where John Carpenter's The Fog still exists, I cannot think of a single valid reason to watch this.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Aug 16, 2007

Never will you wish more fervently for an Adrienne Barbeau cameo, just for old time's sake. Your prayers will be in vain.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Mar 6, 2007

The production values are above par, but as in Carpenter's original, seeing ghosts is less scary than imagining them.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Apr 29, 2009

These studios just don't know when to quit while they're ahead.

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Garth Franklin

Dark Horizons

Jan 15, 2008

A boorishly bland supernatural action thriller.

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Joe Lozito

Big Picture Big Sound

Jul 14, 2007

0/4

Even the geography of the film doesn't seem to make sense.

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number T

@RT27419524 Oct 12, 2026

Maggie Grace is terrible, Tom Welling and Selma Blair are excellent. The second watch through was much better as you understood the plot. Honestly its far better than rated here

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Tyson D

@Spudsprout Sep 30, 2026

(Overall Rating: 2.25/5) (Fair) --- (Cinematography/Atmosphere: 3/5) You can tell this film was at least professionally filmed with some decent effects. The incontinuites between scenes is very noticeable. --- (Storyline/Plot: 1.25/5) There could have been something ok here but there are SO MANY plot holes and events that make absolutely zero sense. There was no complete thought put into what took place. --- (Acting: 2.5/5) The acting was alright, I have definitely seen much, much worse. However, it is nothing to write home about. --- (Character Quality: 1.75/5) They missed on opportunities that could have tied the story together better with these shallow characters. --- (Entertainment Value: 2/5) This film relies on jump scares that weren't effective, there's a bunch of pointless meandering going on. --- (Expectations vs. Reality: 3/5) Ill be honest. I expected this film to be much worse than what it was based on the RT critic score. It wasnt good but it's far from 4% bad

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Austin B

@RT35999578 Sep 12, 2026

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 3, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Mark S

@RT12842263 Jun 16, 2026

I thought it was quite a good remake a lot different to the original special effects are quite good as well. The fog affects. was more realistic than the original fog affect which were just a smoke machine, I think. I am a massive fan of the original the soundtrack was really good overall I don’t think this was too bad

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Mar•Garet W

@FilmVersusMovie Apr 22, 2026

''Oh~A,,,,,My~A.....God.'' It's downright Scary, SCARY just how utterly Shyte this Fish-boneheaded Movie really is. It's almost as though the Writers/Director/Producers Lost a Bet: where the Losers are compelled to make this Film; doing Everything the Original movie did Right.....WRONG. 0.5/5

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Synopsis

The prosperous town of Antonio Bay, Ore., is born in blood, as the town's founders get their money by murdering a colony of lepers. But the truth of what they did is concealed from subsequent generations. More than 100 years later, Elizabeth Williams (Maggie Grace), whose family lives in Antonio Bay, returns just as a statue in tribute to the founders is to be unveiled. When a mysterious fog rolls in, Elizabeth and her boyfriend (Tom Welling) soon discover it has vengeful supernatural powers.

Director: Rupert Wainwright
Producer: John Carpenter, David Foster, Debra Hill, Grace Gilroy
Screenwriter: John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Cooper Layne
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Revolution Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.5M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround

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