Hollow Man

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Hollow Man

R

2000

1h 52m

Sci-Fi

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The thought of human invisibility has intrigued man for centuries. Highly gifted scientist Sebastian Caine develops a serum that induces complete invisibility. His remarkable transformation results in unimaginable power that seems to suffocate his sense of morality and leads to a furious and frightening conclusion.

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Critics Consensus

Despite awesome special effects, Hollow Man falls short of other films directed by Paul Verhoeven, degenerating into a typical horror film.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

05/27/2019

the director keeps uncomfortably aligning the invisible cinemagoer's intrinsic voyeurism with Sebastian's own, showing us to what depths of depravity the male gaze can lead.

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A.O. Scott

New York Times

01/01/2000

0.5/5

A labored, implausible piece of action-movie hack work.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

01/01/2000

0.5/5

Despite a wealth of special effects and direction by Paul Verhoeven, Mr. Over-the-Top himself, this movie is surprisingly inert, more dull than anything else, with little to recommend it on any level.

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

10/27/2023

2/4

Verhoeven's work is always fun to look at it. What's far shoddier is the story itself; it starts poorly and grows progressively worse, finally collapsing into an ending that is so laughably dreadful that I don't want to ruin it.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

08/18/2022

2/4

[The movie] contains none of the brains or thoughtful dimensions that audiences have come to expect from Verhoeven’s visceral-yet-witty brand of cinema.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/29/2020

4/10

The "invisible man" idea isn't new, but the graphic nature of this film is certainly a deviously curious twist.

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Ben W

@Username618 8h

I mean, it makes sense, but it's gross- like the Italian porn version of the invisible man. Then, like a giallo.

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Agata K

@RT41317363 Jun 23

That was very disturbing. I couldn’t make it past the sexual abuse part. Disgusting and disappointing.

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Ian R

@RT23899272 May 3

I tried to watch this, mainly because of the cast. I think this was the only movie with Kevin Bacon that I haven't liked. Wooden acting and parts of the plot bordering on perverse, ruin it. Not worth the time to watch it.

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James I

@James66 Apr 5

pretty good. some scenes were a bit heavy but enjoyable

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Manda R.

@oatmeal Mar 12

This movie was extremely disturbing. On many different levels.

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ra’xy T

@cxte_ Mar 10

wtf kind of sick rapey shit is this? writer and director clearly had a kink and i found the movie very disturbing. my little sister fell asleep right before the weirdo parts. had no clue the movie was like this

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Synopsis

The thought of human invisibility has intrigued man for centuries. Highly gifted scientist Sebastian Caine develops a serum that induces complete invisibility. His remarkable transformation results in unimaginable power that seems to suffocate his sense of morality and leads to a furious and frightening conclusion.

Director: Paul Verhoeven
Producer: Douglas Wick, Alan Marshall
Screenwriter: Andrew W. Marlowe, Gary Scott Thompson, Andrew W. Marlowe
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Global Entertainment Productions
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $73.2M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)