
A rare atmospheric phenomenon allows a New York City firefighter to communicate with his son 30 years in the future via HAM radio. The son uses this opportunity to warn the father of his impending death in a warehouse fire, and manages to save his life. However, what he does not realize is that changing history has triggered a new set of tragic events, including the murder of his mother. The two men must now work together, 30 years apart, to find the murderer before he strike... (Full plot summary below)
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A rare atmospheric phenomenon allows a New York City firefighter to communicate with his son 30 years in the future via HAM radio. The son uses this opportunity to warn the father of his impending death in a warehouse fire, and manages to save his life. However, what he does not realize is that changing history has triggered a new set of tragic events, including the murder of his mother. The two men must now work together, 30 years apart, to find the murderer before he strikes so that they can change history--again.
Leave your thoughts about Frequency.
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaOne of the most skillful, mesmerizing, tense and satisfying time-warp thrillers ever made. |
| UK CriticIan Waldron-MantganiA highly professional thriller with an ingenious plot, but what really stands out are the character-based moments. They moved me to the brink of tears. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesThis is an intense and fast-paced film that sometimes literally takes your breath away. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovFrequency is at once a crowd pleaser, an intelligent thriller and a heartfelt drama. |
| Chicago TribuneMark CaroConfirming the moral of a thousand "Twilight Zone" episodes: Don't play with time. |
| TNT's Rough CutDon KayeFrequency is just about as involving and humane as a fantasy thriller can get. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertLikely to appeal to the fans of "The Sixth Sense," "Ghost" and other movies where the characters find a loophole in reality. What it also has in common with those two movies is warmth and emotion. |
| Globe and MailLiam LaceyMovies sometimes end up looking like a head-on collision between opposing impulses. Frequency is that kind of movie. |
| The Film YapNick RogersGregory Hoblit's best film generates Spielbergian fascination with temporal drama of twisting timelines, infused with personal conflict and situational tension. It blends "Back to the Future's" rush with "Backdraft's" firefighting and a dash of "Zodiac." |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairIt's an appealingly out-there premise that's employed to perpetually captivating effect by filmmaker Gregory Hoblit... |