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Cold Creek Manor (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 107
Fresh: 13
Rotten:94
Average Rating: 3.8/10
Consensus: The plot of Cold Creek Manor is too predictable and contrived to generate suspense.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence, language and some sexuality
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $21,335,373
Synopsis: After a succession of films boldly exploring the possibilities of digital video (TIMECODE, HOTEL), Mike Figgis returns to more traditional narrative terrain with this atmospheric thriller. Dennis... After a succession of films boldly exploring the possibilities of digital video (TIMECODE, HOTEL), Mike Figgis returns to more traditional narrative terrain with this atmospheric thriller. Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone star as Cooper and Leah Tilson, a New York City couple who decide to move to the country in order to provide their children with a safer life (Kristen Stewart and Ryan Wilson). But they get more than they bargained for when they purchase Cold Creek Manor, a gigantic, crumbling house that has a murky, dangerous past. That past shows up at their front door one day in the form of Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff), an ex-convict who lost the house while incarcerated. At first, Dale's presence is a comfort to the Tilsons, but Cooper begins to sense that something is amiss after studying home videos and photographs that were left behind. Sure enough, his attempts to keep Dale off his property only anger the bitter psychopath, triggering a relentless assault that endangers the lives of the entire Tilson family. Figgis' taut thriller features solid lead performances by Quaid and Stone, as well as standout supporting turns from Dorff, Juliette Lewis, and Christopher Plummer. [More]
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart, Christopher Plummer
Director: Mike Figgis
Director: Mike Figgis
Screenwriter: Richard Jefferies
Producer: Mike Figgis, Annie Stewart
Studio: Touchstone Pictures
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Mar 2, 2004
Reviews for Cold Creek Manor
Figgis relies on Quaid's performance to convey the perilous dynamics of his character's threatened masculinity, and the performance produced by this trust is solid gold.
The movie builds atmosphere at the expense of action, buildup at the expense of payoff.
despite dead horses, crazed hicks and plagues of snakes, the only truly horrifying moment here is the hint at the end that there may be a sequel.
And as it progresses, the characters become so stupid that we lose interest in them.
Stephen Dorff is suitably intimidating as the film’s scoundrel... “Hand that Rocks the Cradle” meets “Fatal Attraction”
Depending on your tolerance for such films, it'll either be easy or difficult to accept this unabashedly absurd story.
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