Hide and Seek

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Hide and Seek

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Released Jan 28, 2005

1h 40m

Mystery & Thriller

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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

Older teens may enjoy; too creepy for kids.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

A tawdry cocktail of red herrings, cheap psychology, and shameless horror-movie tropes.

Oct 6, 2006

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

A lame showcase for DeNiro's monotonous blankness and the hysterics of Fanning.

Rated: D

Jun 20, 2005

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Matthew Rozsa

Dread Central

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.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 15, 2025

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

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.

Nov 18, 2019

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Harry Haun

Film Journal International

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.

Mar 1, 2007

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hunter f

I gotta say this movie is understand

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/05/25

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Audience Member

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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Dean E

Just a boring movie tbh

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Alexander G

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!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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angela g

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

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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Cazzy Y

A intriguing suspense thriller - really enjoyed it. Great plot and superb acting!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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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)

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