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Fear (1996)

R 04/12/1996 Thriller 1h 37m
65%
User
Score
6.2/10
47%
51/100

Together forever. Or else.

Overview

Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.

Christopher Crowe

Screenplay

James Foley

Director

Top Billed Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

David McCall

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Nicole Walker

William Petersen

William Petersen

Steve Walker

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano

Margo Masse

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Laura Walker

Tracy Fraim

Tracy Fraim

Logan

Jason Kristofer

Jason Kristofer

Terry

Jed Rees

Jed Rees

Knobby

Gary Riley

Gary Riley

Hacker

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Media

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Death of the Sociopath

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on June 4, 2014

Fear can hold you prisoner…

Fear is directed by James Foley and written by Christopher Crowe. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petesen, Alyssa Milano and Amy Brenneman. Music is by Carter Burwell and cinematography by Thomas Kloss.

One of the number of psycho-sexual thrillers that surfaced in the 80s and 90s, Fear has the narrative hook that it involves teenagers. Witherspoon is the girl who invites drifter David McCall (Wahlberg) into her life, only to find he’s as unstable as unstable can be. Director Foley and his team then produce a film that pretty much cribs from a number of other similar themed movies. All of the key scenes will be instantly familiar to genre film watchers, and unfortunately the plot twists and turns come as no surprise.

However, in sp...

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