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Hypnotic

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Dr. Michael Strother (Goran Visnjic) is a hypnotherapist with a potentially hazardous telepathic gift. In the middle of treating Police Detective Janet Losey (Shirley Henderson), Dr. Strother has a psychic viewing of a young girl drowning. He then discovers that the girl in his vision is the escaped victim of a crazed murderer. When he tries to take action, teaming up with Losey to catch the serial killer, he becomes caught in a dangerous web of intrigue and ritual homicide.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter 05/24/2004
The atmospheric psychological thriller weaves a compelling web thanks to dense, stylized direction by Nick Willing and a smartly assembled cast. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 04/26/2004
... one of the best thrillers I've seen probably since The Ring. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Movie Mom 04/24/2004
B
Those who like atmospheric thrillers that feature pentagrams and second sight and mysterious incantations from ancient texts will enjoy guaranteed goosebumps. Go to Full Review
Rob Vaux Flipside Movie Emporium 03/02/2006
B+
Its solid horror pedigree is all the more enjoyable because it comes as such a surprise -- forgotten in a dusty corner and just waiting for the right fan to find it. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 01/16/2005
3/4
...a surprisingly effective little thriller... Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 08/01/2004
2.5/5
Visnjic proves he can conceivably carry a movie if given a chance. But he still needs to find one worth his time. Go to Full Review
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04/04/2018 Goran Visnjic stars as a hypnotist who while helping police woman Shirley Henderson quit smoking has a vision connected to a serial killer she is investigating. Assuming he has psychic powers (!), she recruits him to help question a young girl who survived an encounter with the killer and refuses to talk. An intriguing premise ... psychic hypnotist helps hunt serial killer ... is really not very well executed. After a nifty bunch of setup scenes, it really drags with Visnjic having a whole bunch of wacky visions that don't really lead anywhere for about 2/3 of the running time. Paddy Considine shows up as the owner of a table top game store who gets a really memorable death scene. See more 07/04/2013 Compelling and provocatively literate crime thriller--A real psychological mind bender!! See more 04/25/2013 A stylish and well told thriller with a surprisingly entertaining cast that comes from a Director who's really done nothing more than direct TV series and movies. Makes sense that his main would be someone like ER dreamboat Goran Visnjic but it's the chemistry between him and Shirley Henderson that drives this picture. If the film had been done with some poor acting it would have felt boring so Director Nick Willing has a lot to thank his cast for. The story is (which Mr. Willing co-wrote) isn't terribly original but the X-Files like feel at least manages to keep some interest. All in all, the film is passable and worth checking out, but don't be surprised if you quickly forget it. See more 04/25/2012 Rather boring thriller..the ending though is good enough for 2 stars I just wish the rest of the movie was as good. See more 02/03/2012 An OK film. Interesting premise and story but the acting was a bit iffy, and the movie as a whole didn't come together for me. A film about hypnotism putting me to sleep, who woulda thunk it? See more 12/26/2011 I see a lot of promise here, but the concept is a bit overdone, the acting a bit stiff, and toward the end, it just goes too far off the deep end. I really wanted to enjoy this, but sometimes it didn't make it easy. It's worth seeing once, but I'm not sure I'd be tempted to watch it again. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Dr. Michael Strother (Goran Visnjic) is a hypnotherapist with a potentially hazardous telepathic gift. In the middle of treating Police Detective Janet Losey (Shirley Henderson), Dr. Strother has a psychic viewing of a young girl drowning. He then discovers that the girl in his vision is the escaped victim of a crazed murderer. When he tries to take action, teaming up with Losey to catch the serial killer, he becomes caught in a dangerous web of intrigue and ritual homicide.
Director
Nick Willing
Producer
Michele Camarda
Distributor
First Look
Production Co
BBC
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 2002, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 14, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.4K
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround