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Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) is a blue-collar worker, a family man, the most ordinary guy in the world who is about to be plunged into a shattering encounter with another world. And it doesn't matter that Tom doesn't believe in the supernatural. Because something supernatural has started to believe in Tom. After he is hypnotized .. Read more

Starring	Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Dunn
Director	David Koepp
Genres	Thriller

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- Muddled supernatural thriller that is at its best when concentrating on the normal: the relationship of an unfulfilled working-class man, who is finding it difficult to cope with life, and his concerned wife.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  really good movie!!!
  
  ok first of all i think maybe this is the movie that sixth sense should have been!!!! although the main thread of the story is a little obvious, there are ... read more »
  
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  - Pwllheli, Gwynedd
  - 05 Mar 2005 at 10:29
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  Kevin thrills.
  
  Kevin Bacon gives what is arguably his best ever performance in this gripping thriller about a man who gets hypnotised at a drunken party and finds his world ... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
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  - Farnham
  - 22 Jan 2012 at 13:28
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  LOVE THIS FILM, EVERY TIME I WATCH IT I AM GRIPPED. Bacon go dig in my garden please?
  
  One of the best kept secrets-underated horror/thriller films ever.
  
  This is as good to me as the 6th sense or any other 'I see ghosts/dead people... read more »
  
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  - 20 Jan 2012 at 17:26
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  Good… but not as the sixth sense…..
  
  I had seen this movie once before, so even on the second time round of seeing this I still thought this was a good movie. Kevin Bacon plays the part well and ... read more »
  
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- - accurist01
  - 34 reviews
  - High Wycombe
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 17:00
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  A must see
  
  one of the best films I've ever seen, very interesting with lots going on to keep you glued to the screen with great acting from Kevin Bacon.
  
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  - 25 Oct 2011 at 15:51
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  amazingly spooky and gripping film
  
  This film is really good from the 1st second through to the last one.
  
  Kevin Bacon plays the part excellently, and its the sort of film that you would... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 166 reviews
  - uk
  - 26 Jul 2011 at 13:04
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  Worth renting.
  
  I quite enjoyed this movie and it had a good mix of jumpy moments with a good story and an unexpected twist. Not as good as the sixth sense though i have to say... read more »
  
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- - Sab76
  - 53 reviews
  - 23 May 2011 at 00:12
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  Stirring up Echoes of Past Movies
  
  The trouble with any film based on a Richard Matheson novel is that he produced his work in the 1950's and 1960's and a lot of his stuff has been filmed... read more »
  
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- - Minopater
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  - Wallington
  - 27 Oct 2010 at 20:07
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  creepy but very exciting
  
  a family move into a new home where something sinister happened he starts getting flash backs after seeing a psychic convinced it is something to do with the ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 22 Oct 2010 at 00:06
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  One viewing is enough
  
  A very strange film that, to me, couldn't make up its mind which way it wanted to go, Was it a thriller with supernatural overtones or vice versa; who knows... read more »
  
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- - Tillyflop
  - 100 reviews
  - England
  - 01 Aug 2010 at 10:40
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  So - So
  
  Quite enjoyed this but you could see where it was going from the start. No real surprizes. Seen better, but ok if you want a film you don't really have to ... read more »
  
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  - Rugby
  - 18 Sep 2009 at 13:15
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- - 11
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  really good movie!!!
  
  ok first of all i think maybe this is the movie that sixth sense should have been!!!! although the main thread of the story is a little obvious, there are ... read more »
  
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  - Pwllheli, Gwynedd
  - 05 Mar 2005 at 10:29
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  An intriguing ghost ...
  
  An intriguing ghost story with believable, down to earth characters. Nicely acted by all, especially Kevin bacon as the non-believer beset by psychic visions.
  
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  - NOTTINGHAM
  - 20 Oct 2004 at 09:49
- - 5
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  What Lies Beneath vs. Sixth Sense
  
  A cross between the titles mentioned in my heading but unfortunately not meeting up to the standards each film reached. On one hand, you have spirit telling ... read more »
  
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  - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
  - 07 May 2006 at 21:47
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  In this supernatural thriller, Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) is a fairly typical working-class guy living in Chicago with his wife Maggie (Kathryn Erbe) and his son ... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 04 Mar 2006 at 15:36
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  A Good Film!!
  
  The film entails normal family life with a single difference. The theme is constant and clues keep unfolding. You won't want to miss a thing as a conclusion... read more »
  
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- - Richard Connell
  - Stevenage, UK
  - 01 Jun 2005 at 09:25
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  Stir of Echos
  
  If you enjoyed 'The Sixth Sense' then this is the film for you. The director wastes little time (but very effectively) to introduce you to the main ... read more »
  
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- - Pangolin
  - CORNWALL
  - 21 Oct 2003 at 06:30
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  fantastic
  
  well worth watching. brilliant film
  
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  - Manchester
  - 03 Dec 2008 at 16:06
- - 2
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  amazingly spooky and gripping film
  
  This film is really good from the 1st second through to the last one.
  
  Kevin Bacon plays the part excellently, and its the sort of film that you would... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 166 reviews
  - uk
  - 26 Jul 2011 at 13:04
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  Stirring up Echoes of Past Movies
  
  The trouble with any film based on a Richard Matheson novel is that he produced his work in the 1950's and 1960's and a lot of his stuff has been filmed... read more »
  
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- - Minopater
  - 233 reviews
  - Wallington
  - 27 Oct 2010 at 20:07
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  stir of echoes
  
  was one of other halfs choices but loved it, very gripping, amazing
  
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  - Liverpool
  - 31 Jan 2009 at 23:39

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Critics' reviews
- Muddled supernatural thriller that is at its best when concentrating on the normal: the relationship of an unfulfilled working-class man, who is finding it difficult to cope with life, and his concerned wife.
- 30568
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...The economical, fast-paced style and creepy mood are reminiscent of THE TWILIGHT ZONE -- for good reason....David Koepp's thriller matches the eeriest moments of the classic TV series..."
- 8328
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...With strong performances, intriguing and sparingly used special effect and some highly original concepts....Rivetingly haunting..."
- 8323
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- A classy, chilling adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1958 novel which shifts the setting from late '50s California to... read more on Time Out
- 43740
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...STIR OF ECHOES stays assuredly character-driven and admirably low-key in its shock effects..."
- 8324
- - Film Comment
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Koepp's film is much more of a Hitchcock shocker than an out-and-out spook flick..."
- 8327
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) is a blue-collar worker, a family man, the most ordinary guy in the world who is about to be plunged into a shattering encounter with another world. And it doesn't matter that Tom doesn't believe in the supernatural. Because something supernatural has started to believe in ...