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Fear (1996)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
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Critic Reviews: 5
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Mark Wahlberg stars in one of his first features as a hoodlum drug dealer from the wrong side of the trackswho falls in love with Nicole Walker, an upper-middle-class high school girl (Reese Witherspoon). In this psycho-drama (with the emphasis on psycho), Nicole happily loses her virginity to her first love, but, when she begins to doubt the relationship, his tenderness turns to violence, as he stalks and terrorizes her and her friends and family. The girl's father never trusted him in the

R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: James Foley

In Theaters: Apr 12, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Oct 27, 1998

MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

Mark Wahlberg
David McCall
Reese Witherspoon
Nicole Walker
William L. Petersen
Steve Walker
Amy Brenneman
Laura Walker
Alyssa Milano
Margo Masse
Christopher Gray
Toby
Andrew Airlie
Alex McDowell
Tracy Fraim
Logan
Jason Kristofer
Terry
John Oliver
Eddie Clark
Gary Riley
Hacker

Critic Reviews for Fear

All Critics (40) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (18) | DVD (3)

For a while, the cast is appealing enough, and the design is House Beautiful enough, to camouflage the Fatal flaws that turn the second half into an overblown, predictable snicker-fest.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

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A throwback to the psycho-sexual thrillers of the 1980s, Fear is sort of a male version of Fatal Attraction

July 18, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Violent creepy-boyfriend thriller without helpful takeaways.

February 17, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Though cheesy and illogical, this thriller has charming performances, and an exciting climax.

July 16, 2007 Comment

Felix Vasquez Jr.

Film Threat

Corny but cool...Wahlberg has presence

May 6, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Film Threat

Wahlberg's creep-tastic slow-burn makes this predictable potboiler a little bit scary and a lot more entertaining.

April 3, 2005 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

The only thing scary about this film is watching Mark Wahlberg's career as an actor begin to dissipate.

November 22, 2002 Comments (7)

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

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The decent right-side-of-the-tracks family unit is threatened by local not-so-right-side thug types in this thriller that borrows extensively from Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" (1971). Wahlberg and Peterson do well as the tension mounts for the big winner-takes-all showdown but the final payoff's a trifle abrupt.

August 19, 2011

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The first hour is nothing to get worked up about, which is why I can't give this a particularly high rating. But do not despair - the ending is sure worth the wait!Reese Witherspoon's character Nicole can sometimes be downright painfully gullible and na�ve when it comes to all the crap David is shoving down her throat,

July 22, 2011