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Stir of Echoes

1999 · 99 min

A slow-building, unsettling ghost story that burrows under your skin with its mix of domestic drama and supernatural dread.

Tagline
In every mind there is a door that should never be opened.
Overview
After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.
Free in the UK
  • Rakuten TV
  • Plex
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • mystery
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
David Koepp
Written by
Andrew Kevin Walker, David Koepp
Starring
Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Zachary David Cope, Kevin Dunn, Conor O'Farrell, Liza Weil, Lusia Strus
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Fred Murphy
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Korean, Spanish

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