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Hangman's Curse (2003)

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A family of paranormalists investigates the strange goings-on at a high school still reeling over a student's very public suicide in this teen thriller. Hangman's Curse concerns the further exploits of the Veritas Group, a loose collective of people committed to researching supernatural mysteries. The group's members include the Springfield family -- parents Nate (David Keith) and Sarah (Mel Harris) and Elisha (Leighton Meester) and Elijah (Douglas Smith) -- whose current assignment takes them

PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Rafal Zielinski

In Theaters: Sep 12, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Mar 30, 2004

20th Century Fox

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Critic Reviews for Hangman's Curse

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Glacial pacing and a series of highly unlikely plot contrivances manage to obscure positive attributes and leave you feeling like you've just seen a rather mediocre TV movie-of- the-week.

September 11, 2003 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News

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Matt Weitz

Dallas Morning News

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We definitely could use more wholesome teenage flicks, but Hangman's Curse is just plain hokum -- not so much for the values it tries to convey, but the slipshod way it conveys them.

September 11, 2003 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune

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Lou Carlozo

Chicago Tribune

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... [these] are Christian filmmakers stooping to use the same manipulative storytelling tactics that anti-Christian filmmakers often use to express their own bias.

September 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Christianity Today

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Jeffrey Overstreet

Christianity Today Source: Christianity Today

The film does keep viewers' attention, and has some shining scenes. But it might also leave readers wondering how a pretty good book ended up as a not-so-great movie.

September 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Christianity Today

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Todd Hertz

Christianity Today Source: Christianity Today

Unless you suspend all rationality, The Hangman's Curse makes little sense

March 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Blake French

Filmcritic.com

The story makes little sense, while offering few surprises and even fewer scares...it might be a cinematic act of faith for some, but simply as a movie it's a travesty.

September 13, 2003 Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion

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Frank Swietek

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Quite interesting

June 8, 2008

Leo L

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So I'm a fan of the book. The movie did a pretty good job of transferring the fairly suspenseful story and the characters. My only complaint was the insertion of Frank Peretti. The man can write, but he is not much of an actor. He overacted his character with an enthusiasm that mostly just left me baffled rather than

December 22, 2006