The Mothman Prophecies
Based on true events in Point Pleasant, Virginia, the film examines a series of inexplicable occurrences through the eyes, and mind, of one man, a reporter who investigates a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.
17 March 1962, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
17 May 1964, Manhasset, New York, USA
5 October 1957, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
14 June 1954, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
6 December 1928, New York City, New York, USA
22 June 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
31 August 1949, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
11 August 1923, Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
6 July 1941, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
23 July 1963, Sumatra, Indonesia
5 February 1964, New York City, New York, USA
September 19, 2010
The stylish bleakness keeps you off-balance with unreliable narration and an unforgettable conclusion. The more it accelerates rant-and-rave paranoia, the greater it gets - a campfire-ready chiller whose subconscious embers glow long after it's over.
January 11, 2008
This is the scariest movie I've ever seen.
July 20, 2002
A gaudy yet grim science-fiction horror movie of such surpassing silliness, humorless intensity and stylistic overkill that watching it may actually put you in a state of paranoia. Why are these moviemakers persecuting us?
April 29, 2009
A sub-par, often lethargic take on a a creepy urban legend with absolutely nothing to offer its audience.
February 07, 2014
Faced with such an unlikely mishmash of unexplainable events, you've given up believing anything by the time the popcorn's gone.
September 29, 2008
Pellington knows, as did the 1940s master of horror Val Lewton, that what you don't see can raise far more goose bumps than what you do.
January 11, 2008
Director Mark Pellington hardly lets a moment pass without suggesting some bad vibes creeping onto the edges of the screen, but he's let down by Richard Hatem's script.
December 28, 2010
Psychological thriller may deeply upset some kids.
July 18, 2008
The last reel or so is an embarrassment -- or entertainment at long last, depending on how you look at it.
November 06, 2002
Despite hints that it aspires to be more, The Mothman Prophecies is a by-the-numbers sci-fi thriller.
August 07, 2008
Messy but eerie.
February 09, 2006
There are certainly strong moments and efficient set pieces here, too, but for all the claims that the film, adapted from a 1975 book by John Keel, is based on real events, Pellington fails to sustain credibility.
