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The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

Drama · Horror · Mystery · 2002

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

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The Mothman Prophecies

“What do you see?”

2002 Drama · Horror · Mystery 1h 59m

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6.2 / 10

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Mothman Prophecies?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mark Pellington

Written by

Richard Hatem

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

Court is in session

Put The Mothman Prophecies on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.