One Hour Photo

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One Hour Photo

R

Released Sep 6, 2002

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Casual shoppers stocking up at the local SavMart may not pay much attention to the man at the photo counter. In fact, they may not even see him. Sy Parrish (Robin Williams), a lonely technician, is a store fixture who develops an unsettling obsession with the Yorkin family, long-time customers.

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Critics Consensus

Robin Williams is very effective in this creepy, well-shot thriller.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

One Hour Photo is a very well-made thriller. It shows us Robin Williams extending his acting range into unusual and disturbing material. And as well as causing acute anxiety in its last reels, it delivers a more moral message than most of its kind.

Dec 14, 2017

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Intensely scary thriller; not for every teen.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 26, 2010

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

This immaculately made first feature from noted musicvid and commercials director Mark Romanek provides Robin Williams with one of his creepiest, atypical roles, and the comic star responds with an unusually restrained performance...

Mar 27, 2009

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Such a figure demands serious treatment (think what Kieslowski might’ve done with it), not the artsy audience-tweaking schlock this fundamentally is.

Rated: D

Sep 17, 2022

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Not a pretty picture, but you won't be able to take your eyes off it.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2020

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Felicia Feaster

Creative Loafing

While honoring the suspense-building engine of a thriller, One Hour Photo creates a nightmare portrait of American life.

Feb 3, 2020

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Fer S

I thought it was good! It was very interesting seeing Williams in this type of role

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Wilhelm R

The years go by to prove that this thriller is truly a timeless classic. Robin Williams transformed -not acted- brilliantly to portrait this role. If there was such as thing as a slice-of-life thriller, this would fit that genre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Adam W

There are few movies I score on the level of genuine art. One Hour Photo is one of them. I think it's Robin Williams at his dramatic best. The cinematography is exceptional, and you really feel the transfer from "real life" to being in a "photo" (William's narration of what photos are, what they are meant to be, is translated visibly throughout the film).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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helder f

A story of loneliness and one individual’s sordid attempt to borrow someone’s family. Robbie Williams is great, and the story is beautiful in its all kind. The movie could be perfect if the story could be kept in the foreground. But it’s a bit too Hollywood for my taste, in which actors and not well thought out characters easily overpower the story. For example, the detectives are just too distracting… suddenly a pensive story becomes something taken out of a cop movie. It doesn’t work very well… I don’t think all the scenes of trying to catch add anything to the movie; they just cheapen it

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Sidney E

One of the best and creepiest performances by Robin Williams R.I.P.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/24

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Nitsan F

Williams is good. Interesting look into the 90s. A bit slow but not a bad movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Mark Romanek

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Robin Williams

Seymour "Sy" Parrish

Connie Nielsen

Nina Yorkin

Michael Vartan

Will Yorkin

Gary Cole

Bill Owens

Dylan Smith

Jakob Yorkin

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Synopsis

Casual shoppers stocking up at the local SavMart may not pay much attention to the man at the photo counter. In fact, they may not even see him. Sy Parrish (Robin Williams), a lonely technician, is a store fixture who develops an unsettling obsession with the Yorkin family, long-time customers.

Director: Mark Romanek
Producer: Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon, Stan Wlodkowski
Screenwriter: Mark Romanek
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Killer Films
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 6, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.6M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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