Things Heard & Seen

2021

2 hr. 1 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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89 Reviews

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Catherine Clare (Academy Award®-nominee Amanda Seyfried) reluctantly trades life in 1980s Manhattan for a remote home in the tiny hamlet of Chosen, New York, after her husband George (James Norton) lands a job teaching art history at a small Hudson Valley college. Even as she does her best to transform the old dairy farm into a place where young daughter Franny will be happy, Catherine increasingly finds herself isolated and alone. She soon comes to sense a sinister darkness lurking both in the walls of the ramshackle property-and in her marriage to George.

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Critics Consensus

The terrors in Things Heard & Seen are overwhelmed by a banal and uninspired adaptation that fails to connect to its haunting source material.

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Audience Consensus

Its strong cast and solid start might make Things Heard & Seen two-thirds of a good movie; unfortunately, that final third sends the whole thing totally off the rails.

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Justin T

I found this boring, very boring in fact. It was so slow with so little happening. The laboured every moment of the film which made it feel so predictable. It felt like they were treating the audience like they were not even paying attention a little so they had to make sure every point was repeated and drawn out so someone who wasn't watching would know what is going on. It shouldn't have been a ‘scary' film. It should have been a drama and then maybe the long character development would have been acceptable and I wouldn't have watched it. The visual effects in the ending looked terrible. It was nicely shot and acted though. The music and sound design was good too. None of that though can save a generic film with a generic title that I have already forgotten.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/24

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jackie r

The plot in theory is good - the execution is just not there. Amazing cast, amazing performances but the a lot of the scenes, especially the ending, is just not up to par

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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Simon R

A brillant movie which is using all the known tricks. You can often predict what will happen. And that is great Best Regards Simon Riedel, Danmark

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/12/23

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J

I love Amanda Seyfried so I really wanted to like this movie. The movie kept me interested enough to watch the entire movie but I was disappointed in the predictability of the plot and James Norton's acting. He was clearly the bad guy but there was a certain depth in the character that was missing. It's an OK movie to watch when nothing else is on, but expect too much else.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/23

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Daffie

Cinematicly pleasing. The camera shots are beautiful. The plot is drama, lot of drama and paranormal. The plot had potential, its just very very slow paced.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/14/23

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Lilla B

I've never seen anything so boring and disappointing in my entire life. I had to watch the second half of the movie in 1.5 speed because I just wanted to get it over with. The cast seemed very promising, but sadly, the film was a waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/23

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Shari Springer Berman

Director

Robert Pulcini

Director

Amanda Seyfried

Catherine Clare

James Norton

George Clare

Natalia Dyer

Willis

Karen Allen

Mare Laughton

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Robert Levin

Newsday

It's all crushingly predictable, advancing along the expected lines without even the slightest hint of something extra or new.

Rated: 1/4

May 16, 2021

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Jocelyn Noveck

Associated Press

Well-cast and often entertaining but campy and sometimes obvious.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 12, 2021

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

"Please stop with the ghost stuff," a character asks in Netflix misfire Things Heard & Seen, a request the film is conflicted about.

Rated: 2/5

May 5, 2021

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

Viewer discretion is advised for lack of scares, a painfully slow pace, surface level discussions and most importantly, abusive men.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 6, 2023

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

Horror, Mystery, & All Star Cast! But does it all come Sometimes it does Sometimes it doesn’t This was a mixed bag over all

Jul 26, 2023

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Keith Garlington

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The movie advertised itself as an old-fashioned haunted house tale (check out the trailer to see what I mean). In reality it’s a fraught marriage story full of dark secrets and ugly revelations.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Synopsis

Catherine Clare (Academy Award®-nominee Amanda Seyfried) reluctantly trades life in 1980s Manhattan for a remote home in the tiny hamlet of Chosen, New York, after her husband George (James Norton) lands a job teaching art history at a small Hudson Valley college. Even as she does her best to transform the old dairy farm into a place where young daughter Franny will be happy, Catherine increasingly finds herself isolated and alone. She soon comes to sense a sinister darkness lurking both in the walls of the ramshackle property-and in her marriage to George.

Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Executive Producer: Stephen Lippross, Peter Pastorelli
Screenwriter: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Robert Pulcini
Production Co: Likely Story
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2021
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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