The Mothman Prophecies Poster

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

PG-13 01/25/2002 Drama, Horror, Mystery 1h 59m
62%
User
Score
6.4/10
52%
52/100

The future is not unknown.

Overview

Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.

Mark Pellington

Director

Richard Hatem

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

John Klein

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Connie Mills

Will Patton

Will Patton

Gordon Smallwood

Debra Messing

Debra Messing

Mary Klein

David Eigenberg

David Eigenberg

Ed Fleischman

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Alexander Leek

Lucinda Jenney

Lucinda Jenney

Denise Smallwood

Nesbitt Blaisdell

Nesbitt Blaisdell

Chief Josh Jarrett

Bill Laing

Bill Laing

Indrid Cold

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Media

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on June 19, 2018

***Haunting Mystery with Supernatural Elements – Reverent, Beautiful, Brilliant***

RELEASED IN 2002 and directed by Mark Pellington, "The Mothman Prophecies" details some of the strange events that occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967 (13 months). The movie, however, transplants the events to the year 2001.

PLOT: Richard Gere plays John Klein, a journalist for The Washington Post trying to come to grips with the sudden death of his wife, Mary (Debra Messing). He mysteriously shows up in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where he develops a relationship with the sympathetic police sergeant, Connie (Laura Linney). Many of the town's residents have sighted an eerie mothman-like entity, similar to the one Mary saw before she died. A resea...

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