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Fallen (1998)

R 01/16/1998 Crime, Drama, Thriller 2h 4m
68%
User
Score
7.0/10
41%
52/100

Detective John Hobbes is searching for a criminal he's already met... already caught... and already killed.

Overview

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

Gregory Hoblit

Director

Nicholas Kazan

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

John Hobbes

John Goodman

John Goodman

Jonesy

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Lt. Stanton

Embeth Davidtz

Embeth Davidtz

Gretta Milano

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Lou

Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

Edgar Reese

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus

Art

Robert Joy

Robert Joy

Charles

Aida Turturro

Aida Turturro

Tiffany

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Media

Fallen Trailer [1998]

Fallen Trailer [1998]

Original Theatrical Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on July 6, 2022

I must have watched this film three or four times now, and each time it takes me the first half hour to recall. It's an intriguing story rooted in Aramaic mythology but applied to 20th century Philadelphia. "Hobbes" (Denzel Washington) is a detective who worked on the case of serial killer "Edgar Reese" that saw him captured and executed. Not long after this supposed closure, however, other - very similar - crimes start to occur and he and his partner "Jonesy" (John Goodman) are perplexed. He keeps hearing a song - the same song the deceased sang as he died, but the people singing it are different. There is something mysterious afoot that can inhabit a body, move effortlessly and invisibly from one to another - and it seems to have "Hobbes" in it's sights. Desperate to shield his family fr...

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A review by GenerationofSwine

Written on November 2, 2024

I generally have a distaste for movies where Denzel plays the smart cop/government agent/detective because he does it far too often, he seems to be typecast, and it's a waste of pro talent. He's above playing the same sort of role over and over again.

But this is one of the exceptions. He does an excellent job, but despite this, it's not Washington you remember. You remember Elias Koteas and he's only in the film for a few short minutes. It's remarkable that in a Denzel Washington movie, someone else steals the most memorable role, and it's even more rare that the role you remember has nearly the least amount of screen time.

So... it's already off to a good start, or at least a memorable one. Those are two things that tend not to happen.

But then you have a William Holden noi...

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