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One Hour Photo

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

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Alexander Walker London Evening Standard 12/14/2017
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. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/26/2010
3/5
Intensely scary thriller; not for every teen. Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy Variety 03/27/2009
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... Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 09/17/2022
D
Such a figure demands serious treatment (think what Kieslowski might’ve done with it), not the artsy audience-tweaking schlock this fundamentally is. Go to Full Review
Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) 09/11/2020
4/5
Not a pretty picture, but you won't be able to take your eyes off it. Go to Full Review
Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing 02/03/2020
While honoring the suspense-building engine of a thriller, One Hour Photo creates a nightmare portrait of American life. Go to Full Review
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Arturo P. @himynameisart Dec 5 How does this have a 60 audience score?!? I love this movie, it's eerie and nostalgic. Robin Williams gives a magnificent performance as a reclusive loner who lives a very mediocre life and has a odd fascination about a family he only knows through pictures. It's hard to put this movie into a genre because it isn't a horror movie, even though it's dark, it's also not really a thriller or suspense even though it also does carry some of those characteristics. Watching this movie puts me in like a dark, stormy kind of mood. And the soundtrack is fire too. Worth watching for sure. See more Johannes S Nov 12 An unsettling and creepy thriller. The ulterior motive behind his obsession turned everything into a tragic and depressing story about sexual abuse during childhood. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 Oct 6 Mark Romanek‘s unnerving character study is an chilling psychological thriller that has the late great Robin Williams in his most creepy and greatest dramatic performance See more Sep 20 One of the best performances of Williams' career. The film is engaging, subtle and restrained every moment it needs to be. A quiet masterpiece that gives a little more on every re-watch. See more Craig H @DownWeGo Aug 28 An amazingly sinister and sympathetic performance from Robin Williams drives this whole movie from an okay one to a good one, about a man dealing with childhood abuse in a creepy way See more Paul S Aug 15 Once again, Robin Williams gave an astounding performance. This is one of the most suspenseful thrillers I've ever seen. Sy's obsessive nature was terrifying, yet throughout the entire movie there was a part of me that felt bad for him. The movie's story was compelling and it felt so real. I definitely recommend it for thriller and drama fans! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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