
After her mother commits suicide in the bathtub, Emily Callaway is taken to live upstate in new surroundings to forget her traumatic past. Psychologist David, her father, learns that his daughter has a new friend, the enigmatic, never to be seen, imaginary (or not?) Charlie. A deadly game of hide-and-seek ensues. Who is Charlie? And what is troubling David in his dreams?... (Full plot summary below)
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After her mother commits suicide in the bathtub, Emily Callaway is taken to live upstate in new surroundings to forget her traumatic past. Psychologist David, her father, learns that his daughter has a new friend, the enigmatic, never to be seen, imaginary (or not?) Charlie. A deadly game of hide-and-seek ensues. Who is Charlie? And what is troubling David in his dreams?
Leave your thoughts about Hide and Seek.
| Now Playing MagazineBrent SimonAnother wrongheaded, stilted and obvious thriller. Yawn... |
| FilmJerk.comBrian OrndorfSeek ends with a whimper and not a bang, but at least it finally ends; sadly, this turns out to be the highlight of the experience. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...its surprise twist is more annoying than frightening. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairThough it's not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination, Hide and Seek does manage to hold the viewers interest throughout... |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelSue PiermanIs Dakota going mad? Does she really have a secret playmate who is wreaking havoc on everyone? Is the home possessed? And how many more minutes are left in this movie, anyway? |
| PajibaJeremy C. FoxHe buys a house that's far too large for a single parent and his child, obviously selected just because huge, 19th-Century style houses are scarier than two-bedroom condos. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithThe best way to tell when things are getting bleak is to check Dakota Fanning's face. When she starts to look like a poached egg, that's when you better hide. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonAs cliche-ridden horror films go, Hide and Seek builds a pretty darn good mousetrap. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerA lame showcase for DeNiro's monotonous blankness and the hysterics of Fanning. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekIt may be an efficient horror exercise, but not an exercise you'll much enjoy participating in. |