Mirage

Play trailer

Mirage

1965

1h 49m

Mystery & Thriller

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

100%

Tomatometer

5 Reviews

74%

Popcornmeter

250+ Ratings

After a blackout in his office building, accountant David Stillwell (Gregory Peck) finds he can't remember the past two years of his life. Discovering that a rich humanitarian died after falling from the same building, and that there are shady gunmen out to get him, Stillwell must piece together the missing memories of his life. Enlisting the help of a rookie private eye (Walter Matthau) and a reluctant old flame (Diane Baker), Stillwell uncovers the mystery detail by unexpected detail.

Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It's a pleasantly entertaining set-up that makes excellent use of New York exteriors and has an inspired, if subtle, formal approach to the protagonist's memory lapses.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 17, 2022

Full Review

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mirage is the type of thriller where viewers only know as much (or as little) as the hero, meaning that the plot remains admirably dense for much of the running time.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 23, 2019

Full Review

Wendy Michener

Maclean's Magazine

Mirage has all the fascination of trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle without any idea of what the picture is going to look like when you're through.

Jun 27, 2019

Full Review

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

... a well-executed suspenseful exercise in concealment and discovery.

Rated: B+

Aug 10, 2006

Full Review

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 3, 2005

Full Review

Read all reviews

Aldo G

Gregory Peck's performance is admirable. Playing amnesiacs can be difficult. The story unfolds in an unsteady fashion, but the early 1960s New York exteriors and a funny Walter Matthau acting Jon make this an okay watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

Full Review

James B

Convoluted and nonsensical movie that manages to keep the viewer just interested enough to sit through its running time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/23/23

Full Review

Steve D

All it really has is its cast.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/25/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Blobs up, guess Blobbo. Unique and interesting story but slow going at times.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Peck must have had déjà vu filming this one, with its similarities to Spellbound twenty years earlier. Manhattan businessman seems to have amnesia while being chased by killers. But is he really a businessman, and are his fragmented memories trustworthy? Production is a bit clunky but has good moments.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Terrific but under appreciated 60s thriller. Is it a coincidence that it was in theaters shortly after the big New England blackout?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Edward Dmytryk

Director

Gregory Peck

David Stillwell

Diane Baker

Shela

Walter Matthau

Ted Caselle

Kevin McCarthy

Sylvester Josephson

Jack Weston

Lester

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Torn Curtain

63%

52%

Torn Curtain

Watchlist

Marnie

81%

72%

Marnie

Watchlist

Family Plot

92%

62%

Family Plot

Watchlist

Topaz

68%

36%

Topaz

Watchlist

Games

63%

50%

Games

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

After a blackout in his office building, accountant David Stillwell (Gregory Peck) finds he can't remember the past two years of his life. Discovering that a rich humanitarian died after falling from the same building, and that there are shady gunmen out to get him, Stillwell must piece together the missing memories of his life. Enlisting the help of a rookie private eye (Walter Matthau) and a reluctant old flame (Diane Baker), Stillwell uncovers the mystery detail by unexpected detail.

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Producer: Harry Keller
Screenwriter: Peter Stone
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 4, 2008
Runtime: 1h 49m