FeardotCom

R

Released Aug 30, 2002

1 hr. 41 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

3%

101 Reviews

Tomatometer

18%

50,000+ Ratings

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When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths. The only common factor shared by the victims? Each died exactly 48 hours after logging on to feardot.com.

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Critics Consensus

As frustrating as a 404 error, Fear Dot Com is a stylish, incoherent, and often nasty mess with few scares.

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Nathaniel C

Tbh, im kinda neutral to the movie, its okay in my opinion, but if you guys hate this film, please always respect my opinion, and ill always handle yalls back :-)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/12/23

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colin m

Confusing horror movie that didn't really satisfy.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Andre G

This was your 1st attempt at an online scary movie. It's a ok movie. More like a suspense movie then a horror film. A website that kills you if you visit it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/16/23

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Kyle M

It's going to be a mess if you chop disorderly with imprecision onto what's been given or done. This aimlessly creates an incoherent style dampening the expected/envisioned results the formula structured. There's a beneficial style the film tries to tackle but failed in a cheesy matter when nonsensically turned out messy by squandering the prepared ingredients but realized too late amid the climax delivering a satisfying payoff plus decent ambiguity. If the title and marketed plot draws you in promising a potential horrific thriller, best to learn now is to be very observant of the dated briefly peeked style behind an obviously-diverted title. If tempted, you'll find a better coded site than the glitchy, buffering void. (C-)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/10/22

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Audience Member

William Malone can produce a nightmare-fueled monster. That monster is FearDotCom. The story doesn't make much sense nor does much else. However what can be said is that the style is persistent, strong and one of the main characters of the film. Try watching it just for the atmosphere and you may not be completely disappointed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Massively underrated movie with an original, albeit heavily Late 90s/Early 2000s plot. It reminds me a lot of Japanese Horror with an indiscriminately vengeful ghost and a psychotic killer: it was clever, refreshing, and interesting. Issues with the writing come from Josephine Coyle and Moshe Diamant, people who seem not very familiar with writing and supernatural horror. This movie definitely needed more exploration into the nature of the ghost's revenge BUT it is good fun.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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William Malone

Director

Stephen Dorff

Detective Mike Reilly

Natascha McElhone

Terry Huston

Stephen Rea

Alistair Pratt

Udo Kier

Polidori

Amelia Curtis

Denise

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Barbara Ellen

Times (UK)

William Malone's FearDotCom is one of those hopelessly muddled horror movies where you end up feeling more disturbed by the incomprehensible plotting and lurching camerawork than anything unfolding on-screen.

Jan 3, 2018

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

The story is a mess, some of the images offensive, the acting under par and the dialogue silly.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 23, 2014

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

The pity is that there's an interesting thriller buried inside this concept.

Jul 23, 2014

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

FearDotCom takes itself way too seriously, ultimately adding to the film's dreadfulness.

Nov 15, 2019

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

The real torture in this vengeful cyber-spirit saga comes from having to sit through such ugly trash.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 23, 2014

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Georgia Straight

I figured feardotcom was gonna be bad news when I saw the trailer and noticed it was promoted with the line "From the director of House on Haunted Hill".

Rated: 1/5

Feb 8, 2014

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Synopsis

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths. The only common factor shared by the victims? Each died exactly 48 hours after logging on to feardot.com.

Director: William Malone
Executive Producer: Mark Damon, Rudy Cohen, Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens, Frank Hübner, Romain Schroeder, David Saunders
Screenwriter: Josephine Coyle, Moshe Diamant
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: ApolloMedia, Carousel Picture Company
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images of Torture|Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.2M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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