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Sappy, dull, and muddled, Dragonfly is too melancholic and cliched to generate much suspense. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

When a loved one dies, are they gone forever? As head of emergency services for Chicago Memorial Hospital, Dr. Joe Darrow (Kevin Costner) is a respected expert in trauma and triage. But his professional knowledge provides little comfort when tragedy claims the life of his wife. A doctor herself, Emily Darrow (Susanna Thompson) was on a medical mercy mission when she died in a bus accident on a remote mountain road in Venezuela. Joe starts believing his wife is trying to communicate with him.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Thematic Material|Mild Sensuality)
  • Genre:
    mystery and thriller
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Tom Shadyac
  • Producer:
    Mark Johnson, Tom Shadyac, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum
  • Writer:
    David Seltzer, Brandon Camp, Mike Thompson
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $30.1M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment, NDE Productions
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Kevin Costner
Joe Darrow
Joe Morton
Hugh Campbell
Ron Rifkin
Charlie Dickinson
Linda Hunt
Sister Madeline
Susanna Thompson
Emily Darrow
Jacob Vargas
Victor
Kathy Bates
Mrs. Belmont
Robert Bailey Jr.
Jeffrey Reardon
Jacob Smith
Ben
Jay Thomas
Hal
Tom Shadyac
Director
David Seltzer
Screenwriter
Brandon Camp
Screenwriter
Mike Thompson
Screenwriter
Brandon Camp
Writer (Story)
Mike Thompson
Writer (Story)
Mark Johnson
Producer
Tom Shadyac
Producer
Gary Barber
Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Dragonfly

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Audience Reviews for Dragonfly

  • Jan 11, 2012
    The movie is OK - not outstanding, just OK. It is frustrating as we see Joe (Costner) getting these supposed messages from his deceased wife, and we don't know if he is crazy or if he really is getting messages (which could also be construed as being crazy). Anyways Joe takes off for Venezuela to try and find out what happened for himself.
    Red L Super Reviewer
  • Apr 29, 2011
    Hollywood has always been fascinated with tales about dead people attempting to contact their grieving loved ones from beyond the grave and here Kevin Costner, plays Dr. Joe Darrow, a well-respected Chicago surgeon, who loses his wife in a sudden and tragic accident. Joe is grief stricken and is trying to find closure by fulfilling a promise he made to his wife (also a doctor) to visit her patients who are children in the oncology ward in the same hospital. It is no surprise when strange paranormal events begin to happen, signs that Emily his dead wife (played by Susanna Thompson) is trying to reach him to tell him something important! Costner becomes obsessed with trying to discover why these events are occurring, in particular a strange symbol that appears in various guises. This may hold up as a love story, adhering to the idea that love conquers all, even death and Kevin Costner is quite believable as a distraught husband who has to piece together the clues his wife leaves him.
    Deb S Super Reviewer
  • Jan 29, 2009
    a very workable watchable film moving from modern chicagoland hospitals to the jungles of venezula, a tale of love that at first questions a doctor's sanity only to later prove to remarkably trancend the uncrossable divide, even death.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Oct 30, 2008
    I have really had it up to HERE with jump scares. My days of being impressed by loud sudden sounds are over, as is my capacity to appreciate this film. Dragonfly comes too close on the heels of The Mothman Prophecies to be considered novel, and too badly handles to be very entertaining. The story itself was not half bad, but it would have sustained a short film better than a feature. This film gets extra points for the unique ending, though. I have to admit that I've never seen anything like it in horror.
    Emily A Super Reviewer
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